When you think of a musical instrument that can make your heart swoon, your toes tap, and even bring a tear to your eye, the cello is probably high on that list. It is often called the “king of instruments”

Born on 29 December 1985 in Ottawa, Canada, Wallis Giunta has become one of the most compelling and versatile mezzo-sopranos of her generation. Her voice, described by Opera News as “delectably rich and silver-toned,” moves effortlessly across centuries. From Baroque

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The composer Louis Wayne Ballard (1931–2007) was awarded his master’s degree in music from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1962. He had private composition lessons with Milhaud, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Surinach, and Labunski and worked for the Institute of American Indian

Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit is widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of piano literature. It exemplifies the symbiosis between literary inspiration and musical innovation in the early twentieth century. Based on Aloysius Bertrand’s 1842 collection Gaspard de la nuit: Fantaisies

Some of the most iconic orchestral works in the repertoire owe their character or even existence to women supporters. Today, we’re looking at eight of the best orchestral works dedicated to women and the stories behind them all. Liszt: Les

While they’re known primarily for their music, several iconic classical music composers also expressed their creativity through visual art. From Felix Mendelssohn and his Romantic era landscapes to John Cage and his chance-driven ink washes, these five composers created drawings,

Inspiration Behind James Matheson’s Windows If you seek out the Union Church of Pocantico Hills in New York’s Hudson Valley, you’ll find a little gem. From the outside, it looks like a simple stone country church. When you get inside,