Tomas Doncker: The Mess We Made (Album Review)
Tomas Doncker’s album combines jazz and soul with politically-charged lyrics. Image credit: Malaika Beckford With the Mess We Made, Tomas Doncker has produced an album … Read more
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Here’s How To Make Your Debut At The Metropolitan Opera
The majority of singers or musicians who make their debut on the big stage know about it many days, if not weeks, in advance. But … Read more
Mac Gollehon and the Hispanic Mechanics: No more drama (Album review)
Trumpeter Mac Gollehon has created an album that takes you on a journey through Latin rhythms perfect for the summer, beats you’d associate with a … Read more
New York Philharmonic archives contain over 170 years of music history
The New York Philharmonic has developed a digital archive covering its 174-year history, allowing researchers to view data and other information about the approximately 16,000 … Read more
Interview with Chris Wirsig
We recently wrote about Chris Wirsig’s new instrumental album “The 13 Crystal Skulls.” The record contains pieces composed using experimental sounds and atonal harmonies, producing … Read more
Chris Wirsig: The 13 Crystal Skulls (album review)
Chris Wirsig has created a dark and sometimes foreboding instrumental album of 13 tracks, each of which is inspired by one of the 13 Crystal … Read more
Divinity Roxx: ImPossible
This second release from Los Angeles-based Divinity Roxx is for the most part a pop album with some influences from rock, reggae and soul making … Read more
How do you compare with the salaries of the great composers?
Many of the best known classical composers enjoyed very different financial fortunes during their careers. Based on the incomes of eleven great composers, this infographic … Read more
Recycled Orchestra of Cateura makes music with rubbish
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is a group of youth musicians from Paraguay who play instruments made from rubbish salvaged from a landfill. Their instruments … Read more
Interview with Gideon King of Gideon King and City Blog
We recently reviewed City Blog, a record combining elements of jazz, pop, rock and funk inspired by New York-based guitarist, composer and producer Gideon King. … Read more
10 Qualities of a Great Music Teacher
Many music teachers still confront the false idea that their subject is a walk in the park to teach. The belief that music is one … Read more
Harry Potter film to screen with live orchestra at Hollywood Bowl
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first in the eight-part series adapted from J.K. Rowling’s famous books, will screen at the Hollywood Bowl this … Read more
A Guadagnini cello sold for a record-breaking $1.5 million
One of the 40 remaining cellos from 18th-century violin maker Giovanni Guadagnini was sold for a record-breaking price of $1.5 million at the auction. The … Read more
Gideon King & City Blog: City Blog (Album)
New York-based producer, composer and guitarist Gideon King has brought together a group of musicians for this release which combines jazz, funk and pop influences. … Read more
Violinist Itzhak Perlman cancels North Carolina performance over discriminatory law
World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman announced on Facebook earlier this month he was cancelling an appearance with the North Carolina Symphony over a discriminatory law passed … Read more