Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences began to react to her show-closing rendition of “Fantasie Negre,” a 1929 composition by the African American composer ...

Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Can listening to classical music make you “smarter”? Since intelligence is measured in many ways, the issue is contentious. How, exactly, might this occur? In a 1993 study published in the journal ...

Contemporary classical music used to be a difficult thing, full of frowning, knotted sounds. Caroline Shaw’s music never ...

In 1869, Paine was granted an honorary A.M. degree by Harvard’s next president, Charles William Eliot, so he could officially ...

Jonathan Bingham had just finished his work shift at an Apple Store in May 2021 when he saw the voicemail. He had been offered a commission as part of the Emerging Black Composers Project. Shocked, he ...

Conductor-cellist Tabita Berglund selects the best modern works by Scandinavian composers These are the seven best works by ...

You’ve heard it all before. Classical music is dead. It’s one of our culture’s most enduring variations on a theme: that classical music is dying, or aging, or rusty or, at the very least, dusty. It’s ...

Hello, I am Ren.Finally, finally...! I have achieved my goal of '100 consecutive days of posting' today!By the way, since ...

Composers Now announced its 2026–27 season featuring performances, commissions and mentorship programs led by Pulitzer Prize ...