This March 1st we celebrate French composer Fredrick Chopin’s 214th birthday. His music is a gift to us now and for all generations to...

Few pieces of Western music have been as beloved as much as Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which first premiered in 1824. Yet, 190 years later we still debate its meaning. It is Beethoven’s only vocal symphony and it is also his last.  It is big and loud and “wildly unstable.”  It projects a sense of calm then turns recklessly loud, and yet makes the audience feel triumphant at its closing. Some believe it was a political statement against European governments. Other

Just when we thought we had the music tastes of our feline friends all figured out, new research comes out that makes us rethink our...

The British Broadcasting Corporation is concerned that children do not know enough about classical music. They’re trying to fix that...

John Luther Adams won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2014 and was also named on many critics “Best of” list for his “Become Ocean” with the Seattle Symphony. He continued to receive praise for his work “ Sila: The Breath of The World ” that is performed outdoors without any barrier between musicians and the audience and, in which, performers play apart in groups without a conductor.   So, if you’re looking to widen your musical interests, check out Adams’ work . You can buy,

Even when you are not actively listening to classical music you are still benefiting from it. Does that make sense? Let us explain. The University of Southern California’s news page cited several studies that show the benefits of passively listening to classical music. One study published in Human Physiology found that children who listened to an hour of classical music a day had greater levels of relaxation, even if they were never explicitly told to pay attention to it. A

If alien life forms ever discovered human existence, how would you describe our life to them? Interestingly enough, scientists pondered this question in the 1970s and we love that they thought music was an important aspect of human life. NASA scientists created the Golden Record , a time capsule of sorts, which is a 12-inch gold-plated copper phonograph disk strapped aboard Voyager I and II that is traveling in the outer edges of the solar system as we write this post (In fac