Dec 26th, 2008 · A movement is brewing in Bolivia. It has nothing to do with political turmoil that's plagued the South American country. Instead, classical music is in the air. A little-known but up-and-coming orchestra is spreading the sounds of Bach and Beethoven across the administrative capital La Paz, and even into some of Bolivia's most forgotten places.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Relatives can be an important ingredient to a successful Thanksgiving. Classical music commentator Miles Hoffman points out some important musical relatives of Mozart, Bach, Schumann and Mendelssohn.
Nov 12th, 2008 · After three and a half years compiling and then weeding out, Tom Moon's 1,000 Recordings top Hear Before You Die includes musical benchmarks from all corners of the earth, from the justifiably familiar to the sorely overlooked.
Oct 8th, 2008 · This week, seven classical teens take the stage at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium in Portland, Oregon, where a 15-year-old harpist plays Carnival of Venice variations, an athletic young violinist offers up music by Beethoven, and a self-proclaimed moody pianist pours her heart into dances by Bach
Sep 24th, 2008 · This week, From the Top is in Berkeley, California, where a 12-year-old pianist joyfully wraps her brain and fingers around a Bach fugue, a hockey-playing bassoonist performs Weber and a teen quartet offers up a new work by a local 17-year-old.
Sep 17th, 2008 · O'Riley enjoys his Bach and Beethoven, but he's also a serious fan of pop music and jazz: He's recorded piano arrangements of songs by Radiohead and Nick Drake. O'Riley's latest passion is the adventurous jazz trio The Bad Plus.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · With an innovative repertoire and creative musical arrangements, the five brass players of the Meridian Arts Ensemble have redefined the boundaries of the traditionally stodgy brass quintet in music that ranges from J.S. Bach to Frank Zappa.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Haimovitz's idea of the "classics" includes Bach, Beethoven and, yes, classic rock. He talks to Performance Today host Fred Child about taking musical risks, and offers up a passionate studio performance of music by Bach.