Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Weijun Chen, a composer who blends the worlds of classical music with contemporary ...

Richard Powers' new novel, Orfeo, tells the story of an avant-garde classical music composer who finds himself dabbling in DNA. Like the Orpheus myth that inspired the book's name, this story takes ...

Jerry Libonati’s Library News article, “Learn how movies make use of opera” (March 10), reflects a remarkable and profound misunderstanding of the nature of classical music composition by Guiseppe ...

Mozart, Bach, Beethoven — these three names are ubiquitous to most any corner of the classical music world and seen synonymous as great. Pianist Sarah Cahill, seeking to change the perception of music ...

The fusion of synthesizer sounds and violin harmonies in space opera “Star Wars” inspired Joe Trapanese to score for films like the ones he loved as a kid. Film composer Trapanese studied classical ...

Quotas should be introduced to broaden the range of classical music composers featured in concerts and on radio stations, says a BBC presenter. Kate Molleson, who presents a show on the BBC’s ...

When the hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, in April, reactions in the classical-music world ranged from panic to glee. Composers in the classical tradition have ...

It’s Friday night at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and although classes are over, the building is still bustling with students squeezing in rehearsals before leaving campus for the weekend.

Thom Yorke has been making music for more than three decades and yet he’s still enjoying plenty of new firsts. Last saw saw him provide music for Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Suspiria, marking the ...

Michael Kurek is an classical music composer and professor at Vanderbilt University. Born in 1955, Professor Kurek earned his doctorate in composition from the University of Michigan and is a past ...

One day, you bump into your favorite author walking down the street. His works have made an indelible imprint on you, expressing sentiments and feelings about the world that you’ve always had but ...