A curious thing happened while classical music organizations were busy worrying that their programming had grown too conservative. Since the pandemic, more or less, concert halls are full of new works ...

Humans have always turned to music to help us chronicle our often troubled times. Whether evoking personal or social stories, music can move us beyond facts and figures, dates and events, and reveal ...

The Spring-into-Summer offerings this year in the classical realm are as rich, diverse, and extensive as ever. There’s even a WorldPride-affiliated event here and there, including a two-day festival ...

Now in its 11th season, Paolo Bartolani’s Rites of Spring Music Festival is branching out this year, with eight subprograms ...

San Diego’s classical-music scene is bursting this spring with an array of concerts that span the spectrum — historically informed, contemporary, mythical, women-centered, culturally diverse, ...

Spring is coming to San Diego and so are many promising concerts. In addition to the group of dynamic events below, we can anticipate La Jolla Music Society’s three-week-long SummerFest, starting in ...

“Harken to the tidings that will bring the spring!” That’s what we sang in the third grade to the tune of “Spring Song,” Mendelssohn’s most famous “Song without Words.” We all hope this hard winter is ...

Broadway shows, world-class art and concerts that crisscross the musical spectrum descend on L.A. this spring. Whatever your jam, be it painting, photography or sculpture, Beyoncé, Boulez or AC/DC, ...

Every now and then, you spot an unexpected name when scanning the classical music offerings in any given season. Nina Totenberg, say. Or Rick Steves. Even Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz seems a bit ...

The Oregon museum scene has some fresh blooms this spring: a new museum in the Columbia River Gorge, a new event series in ...