The second half of Symphony Orchestra’s “Let’s Dance” season brings programmatic music to the forefront. Each concert invites ...

The late 19th century “War of the Romantics” pitted “absolute music,” like that of Brahms that was about nothing but itself, against “programmatic music” like that of Wagner that supported a narrative ...

Musical storytelling is on my mind this month as the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs Liquid Interface, my first large-scale exploration of musical narrative in the form of a “water symphony”.

The great outdoors has always been a muse for artists, writers and musicians alike. From birdsong at dawn to the drama of a thunderstorm, nature offers endless rhythms, melodies and moods. The Yakima ...