From Audrey Hepburn to Pedro Pascal, cellists have become a movie shorthand for sensitivity, intensity and emotional depth. But why has Hollywood turned one orchestral instrument into a character in ...

Forget Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with bells, cannons and military bands (most people have, but it was my introduction to ...

This year’s SummerFest lineup in La Jolla includes violinist Tessa Lark and Randall Goosby, cellists Alisa Weilerstein and ...

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In scoring Sanditon, the adaptation of Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, composer Ruth Barrett found inspiration in the wild decadence of Regency England, folk music, and…The Clash! In her Q&A ...

Jennifer Jolley was born in 1981 in Bellflower, California. She is a composer, conductor, and music educator who studied at ...

Verona Quartet’s Tucson debut Sunday will retrace the history of the string quartet, from Scarlatti to Beethoven.

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra is launching a new competition for young composers in hopes of encouraging the creation of innovative new works. The Young Composers ...

Finally, explanations for things you never stopped to think about twice.

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