For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...
Nate Bargatze, Chaka Khan and Mrs. Doubtfire are in Jacksonville in February, but the Olympics are on. Time to start planning. Here's our guide.
From Baroque Italy to ancient Hebrew poetry, Philharmonia Baroque's "Jewish Nightlife" overturns easy ideas about what Jewish ...
Asuka was born into a family of musicians in Tokyo. I asked why she became interested in Baroque music and she described a family steeped in the baroque tradition. Surrounded by musicians exploring ...
Haimovitz, 50, along with frequent collaborator, pianist and former host of NPR’s “From the Top,” Christopher O’Riley, 69, think they may have decoded Bach’s true sound at long last through intensive ...
Headlining was flute soloist Demarre McGill — who grew up in city music programs like the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra ...
We know Braille as a system of writing for the blind, but it was created for music, too.Louis Braille was a musician as well ...
Folger Consort, the award-winning early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, invites audiences to celebrate romance with the program Love Songs of the 15th Century, on stage ...
The Baroque era encouraged instrumentalists to display their virtuosity. Composers wrote virtuoso works for featured instruments. Baroque notation was intentionally sparse, leaving space for ...
Nicknamed “The Red Priest” for his red hair and religious ordination, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was one of the most brilliant composers of the Baroque era. His influence during his lifetime ...
On Nov. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church in Champaign, Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana performed two works by Johann Sebastian Bach, which were used by the composer as music suitable for the Christmas ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A long time ago, in a place far, far away, orphaned girls found on the streets of ...