While diversity may be verboten in some current political circles, it’s a definite boon in the arts, and especially in music, which has always advanced through the creative combination of diverse ...
AI finished Beethoven’s 10th Symphony. As machines learn to compose, what still defines human creativity in classical music today?
In our modern, digital world, it’s more important than ever to share the wonders of classical music with children. “The nuance and musicality of real people playing real instruments will always be ...
There’s a new vitality in the classical music scene—and it would simply not exist without the creativity and support of queer people. A ChamberQUEER performance at Branded Saloon in Brooklyn. Picture ...
Concert halls and symphony orchestras try to lure younger listeners by mutilating the music. There’s a better way.
Music and artificial intelligence (AI) both provide modern students with tools for exploration and creativity, says math and computer science major Brian Liu ’25, who is also a gifted concert pianist.
When you hear the term “classical music,” do you think of an inoffensive, easy-listening radio background or visceral passions resonating with your soul? Do you associate practicing the piano with ...
William Banfield is a leading voice in American music, expanding what classical music can sound like and whose stories it can ...
But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...
RZA, the legendary founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, is embarking on a remarkable journey of artistic evolution. He has recently produced a symphonic ballet score titled “A Ballet Through Mud,” which ...
This interdisciplinary course examines the relationship between musical practice and cultural criticism through the lens of perspectives on what constitutes the "authentic" and "inauthentic" creation, ...