Join Anuja K as we explore the majestic world of Dhrupad, one of the oldest styles of Indian classical music. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts, this lesson introduces the unique melodies, rhythms ...

Responding to an article by James Murphy, Chris Scarlett writes that her amateur orchestra provides a great collective experience It’s wonderful to read such a robust defence of classical music ...

In 2008, conductor and University of Chicago alum Jeri Lynne Johnson founded the Philadelphia-based Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. The ensemble was designed to be a model for twenty-first-century ...

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, ...

George Gershwin and Frédéric Chopin had much in common, separated as they were by a century and an ocean. Both were among the premier musicians of their time and neither composer lived to celebrate ...

On paper, Savannah Classical Academy is all about a classical education, from learning Latin to reading the Iliad and playing in string quartets. In reality, though, the school also teaches its ...

Mr. Shinners is a pianist and harpsichordist and hosts the podcast “W.T.F. Bach.” Classical music has been in a crisis for decades. New generations don’t seem to care about it. The institutions that ...

Readers discuss ways to rescue the industry. To the Editor: Re “Stop Mutilating Classical Music to Sell It to Kids,” by Evan Shinners (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 23): Mr. Shinners’s essay makes an ...