American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by ...

He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston.

The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, wrote music of profoundly shadowed seriousness, and her ironically ...

In the world of classical music, male orchestra conductors significantly outnumber female conductors. But one Northern Illinois University music professor isn’t letting that get in her way. She shares ...

Discover a broad range of this year's most compelling classical recordings, including symphonic booty-shakers, mystic violin, pipe organ prog and a guided tour of 18th century German chart-toppers.

Thinking outside the canon, and finding the gritty and the beautiful, within it. By Joshua Barone and Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim JOSHUA BARONE Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical ...

In the late 1980s, British pianist James Kirby braved cold, hunger and totalitarian rule to study in Moscow. Here he shares his memories with Anthony Cheng As if to catch the dying embers of the USSR, ...

Objectives Music listening for pain relief is well studied in diverse healthcare settings, but its implementation remains challenging. While healthcare providers generally have a positive attitude, ...

Summary: A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced ...

HOUSTON — You’ve just finished studying for an important exam. Instead of checking your phone, you put on headphones and listen to music for 10 minutes. According to new research, that simple choice ...

1 College of Music and Dance, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China 2 The Graduate School Arts and Culture, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Introduction: This study investigates ...

New research published in the journal Chaos provides insight into how music affects the developing fetus. By examining changes in fetal heart rate variability in response to classical music, ...