When faced with an obstacle, we usually want to try harder. But that isn't always enough. We also need to discern the appropriate amount of effort in the given context, and in what direction to ...

Her compositions often center on strings, particularly viola and cello, instruments she says carry emotional weight and gravity. Prince describes her music as an exploration of feelings people tend to ...

Started in 2022, The Architects of Music allows audiences to examine how the music is built and why it continues to resonate with listeners even centuries later.

We're excited to be speaking today with acclaimed pianist Sharon Niessen. She is a gifted pianist who has performed on several concert stages across the globe, including Carnegie Hall and ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. On March 13, 2020, when COVID-19 was closing in and the Minnesota Orchestra ...

Ruth Reinhardt conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in works by Billy Childs and Prokofiev. Conductor Ruth Reinhardt and saxophonist Steven Banks make their Minnesota Orchestra debuts to showcase Billy ...

Artistic Director Scott Seaton and guest violinist Maya Anjali Buchanan will perform iconic movie music during a cinematic ...

The Tallahassee Youth Orchestra performed “Tropical Imaginations: Brazil in Sound” for Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on Feb. 23.

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...