Eric Anders: Big World Abide
Eric Anders’ style on this album is reflective but with lyrics that contain a sharp, critical edge. Big World Abide is a collection of the … Read more
Jordan Smith
Should classical concerts be shorter?
British pianist Stephen Hough thinks classical performances need a shake up to attract younger audiences. Hough is not convinced by the traditional length of a … Read more
Watch pianist Gabriella Montero’s improvisation on Habanera
Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero is renowned internationally for her ability to improvise and she doesn’t disappoint in this video. Prompted by an audience member after … Read more
Music therapy benefits premature babies
A review of 14 clinical trials involving roughly 1,000 premature babies has revealed that music therapy in intensive care units has a positive effect on … Read more
Is music education being neglected?
Figures released on the uptake of GCSEs in English schools point to a deepening crisis of music education and in the creative subjects more broadly. … Read more
Youth orchestra shows how to pass time when stranded at the airport
Part of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra got stranded at JFK Airport in New York after their flight to Spain was canceled. They decided to … Read more
Watch this original Star Wars cello medley
Canadian cellist Nicholas Yee has put together a 10-minute cello medley made up of music from the Star Wars score composed by the legendary John … Read more
New York musicians get into Olympic spirit
The efforts of thousands of athletes at the Olympics in Rio over the past two-and-a-half weeks appear to have had an impact on some musicians, … Read more
Warning to wind musicians after man contracts fatal infection from bagpipes
Medical professionals are cautioning wind players after a man died from an infection spread by mould growing in his bagpipes. The piper had been suffering … Read more
Complete Mahler symphony score to be auctioned for first time
A handwritten score of Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony has been given a price tag of £3.5 million ahead of an auction in 2016. There has … Read more
Pianist creates moment of relief amid Louisiana floods
While in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, helping clear out a friend’s house damaged in the floods, a young man decided to sit down at a piano. … Read more
Could digital musical instruments be the wave of the future?
Technological developments are throwing up exciting new possibilities in the area of digital musical instrument making, even if it remains unclear how long-lasting some of … Read more
Video shows how oldest musical instrument may have sounded
Thanks to recent archeological discoveries and improvements in dating artefacts, researchers now believe that our ancestors made musical instruments as early as 43,000 years ago. … Read more
Post Death Soundtrack: The Unlearning Curve
Canadian collective Post Death Soundtrack had a three-year break from making music prior to the release of “The Unlearning Curve,” an album which pushes the … Read more
What does the world’s smallest violin sound like?
Most people associate any reference to the “world’s smallest violin” as a sign of someone’s utter lack of sympathy for another’s tale of woe. But … Read more