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 ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Two questions every orchestra is asking these days: How do we get younger audience members to realize classical music isn’t ...

Lauren, Ashleigh and Christian Conner use their gift of music to raise money for the homeless by busking in the subway Lauren, Ashleigh and Christian Conner have been studying music since they were ...

in a way that would get them interested and let them have fun at the same time. If you think it's easy to get three boys to sit through an afternoon of classical music on a Saturday in the spring, ...

The kid made Maxine Fisher‘s day. This was last week, right after Fisher had mounted the second “Bach To School” concert, a program she created to introduce classical music to elementary school ...

At first glance, you might think Beethoven’s Wig 4 – Dance Along Symphonies CD ($11.99) is for parents who thought their babies would be geniuses if they were exposed to Mozart in utero. It’s actually ...

The American Classical Orchestra and its Classical Music for Kids program celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019-2020 with the return of one of our most popular programs, “The Magic Recorder” at the ...

It’s rare for a classical musician today to have mainstream appeal and garner critical acclaim simultaneously. Selling out symphony halls but having star quality beyond them is fine line to walk, but ...

There’s a sticker on the plastic-wrapped CD I’m holding that reads, “Produced by Phil Ramone.” The late, great producer, who died in 2013, has a name brand that few other music producers can rival: He ...

Young children are what salvaged the Year of the Pandemic for New York City-based French horn player Peter DelGrosso. As the creative director of Mozart for Munchkins, DelGrosso has staged live ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...