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, ...

With the biennial Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival concerts comes a need to sharpen one's grasp of critical musical language. Certain terms appear frequently on musical scores and ...

Unlike most 18-year-olds, Lizzie Penola arrived at Hillsdale College in the fall of 2021 with well-formed education and career objectives already set in her mind. One of seven siblings from Zionsville ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Recordings by the violinists Daniel Hope and Johnny Gandelsman, as well as by PUBLIQuartet, wrestle with the country’s past and ...