Listening to classical music brings great developmental benefits to children: mind skills, concentration, abstraction, imagination and peace of mind (which can be invaluable in our stressful society ...

Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music. By Jan Swafford.Basic; 321 pages; $28. JAN SWAFFORD’S new book, “Language of the Spirit”, is a self-guided tour. “When a piece [of music] or ...

This week, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an order requiring people to stay home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. That means the majority of kids and adults are now at home and may be ...

All last week on this blog we asked the question: How do we best hook kids up with classical music? We asked you, along with a few prominent musicians, and we got a broad variety of responses — from ...

If classical music has, for whatever reason, seemed to be a complete mystery to you, Cleveland offers a number of easy entrances into a world of new sonic adventures. Here are some fun and inexpensive ...

In recent years, a number of books have lamented the impending death of classical music as orchestras struggle financially and musicians urgently seek new audiences. In “Language of the Spirit,” Jan ...

For years, classical music fans have been left behind in the streaming revolution. Finding particular works and recordings has been hit or miss on the major platforms, which were basically built to ...

The Composer Is Dead is more than just the title of the Cleveland Orchestra’s family concert this weekend. It’s also the starting point. “Wherever there’s a conductor, you’re sure to find a dead ...

The only grade other than an A that neurosurgeon Moris Senegor got in college as a pre-med major at the University of Illinois came after he'd been accepted to medical school. "It was a compulsory ...

Last August, Apple Music was updated with a new section in Browse curated by Deutsche Grammophon, one of the biggest classical music labels in the world. While classical music fans welcomed the ...

The visualization of music on film is an old impulse. During the 1930s, besides cartoons with classical music soundtracks, a number of short films -- like one called Optical Poe ­--contained ...