Ella Jenkins at 99: A Timeline

For more than 60 years, the "First Lady of Children's Folk Music" has used music to inspire and teach children around the world.

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Where Are the Women Composers? How Classical Music is Faring in the Fight for Gender Equality

Over the span of just 9 months, Philadelphia Orchestra went from being one of the least representative orchestras of women composers to being the most.

North, South Korean musicians hold rare joint performance

SHANGHAI (AP) — South Korean violinist Won Hyung Joon took the stage, nodded once to his North Korean soprano partner, and placed his instrument on his shoulder. With a flick of the conductor’s wrist, she began to sing, and he began to bow — the beginning of a rare joint performance Sunday that they hope will bring the Koreas closer ...

Video: Legendary Guitarist, Composer Juan Falú Will Make Your Day

A musical treat even more delicious than an alfajor.

WFMT takes NYC | Postcards from Host Peter van de Graaff

Another fantastic trip with Earthbound Expeditions and WFMT!

Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’

The Handel & Haydn Society had just finished its rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Funeral" at Boston's Symphony Hall on Sunday when a youngster blurted out loudly: "WOW!"

Japan’s New Emperor is a Violist

The list of classical works about royals and royalty is long — everything from Purcell’s King Arthur to Verdi’s Macbeth to Puccini’s Turandot. But what about a royal who can play classical music? Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Empress Emeritus Michiko, and Emperor Naruhito in a family concert in 1987.

Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins Beverly Sills Artist Award

The 35-year-old made her Met debut in 2006 as a Woman of Crete in Mozart's Idomeneo. She is scheduled to sing the title role next season in Massenet's Manon and Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata.

Interview | Trans baritone Lucia Lucas on making her historic US debut

In 2019, Lucia Lucas made history as the first trans opera artist to star in a professional American opera production of a standard repertory opera.

Video | Matthew Lipman Performs Viola Music Live from Levin Performance Studio

It's not every day that we get treated to a performance of viola repertoire, and in this Facebook Live from the Faye and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, violist Matthew Lipman performed three works composed for the instrument by Bach, Rebecca Clarke, and Robert Schumann. Matthew, who hails from Chicago's south suburbs, admits that "the viola has the reputation amongst the ...

Classically Cuban

Skirts sway at Tio Pedro’s party as my partner spins me to the lively salsa music. Tio Hector then pulls out the congas and maracas, adding flair to the song as friends join in to play along. The floor creaks with the steps of people dancing to the rhythm in the summer heat. Being a first-generation Cuban-American woman of color, ...

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