Features

Marianne Lipanovich - April 14, 2011

Walden School, based in the Bay Area, with summer programs in New Hampshire, is honored for its innovative approach to teaching young musicians.

Janos Gereben - April 12, 2011

Cabrillo: New Music Nirvana

Let's play Jeopardy. Answer: "Who will win the A.S.C.A.P.
Jesse Hamlin - April 12, 2011

Super jazz-drummer Scott Amendola’s latest gig is as composer/performer in the Oakland East Bay Symphony “New Visions” commissioning series.

Lisa Petrie - April 8, 2011

Cellist Donates Scholarship to Japan Earthquake Relief
Slam Dunk: Duets and Danishes
Community Music Center Director to Retire

Steven Winn - April 5, 2011

The San Francisco Symphony’s Keeping Score programs have broken new ground, both in the stories they tell and in the way they present live performance onscreen.

Janos Gereben - April 5, 2011

YouTube Orchestra's Must-Watch Finale

One of the most varied and fascinating classical music programs anywhere, the entire 2½-hour concert by 101 young artists from 33 countries, playing under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas in the Sydney Opera House, is available
Marianne Lipanovich - April 1, 2011

News from the Kids and Families beat: A weekly roundup of what’s happening with young musicians and their dedicated educators.

Jesse Hamlin - March 29, 2011

San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster Sasha Barantschik plays a special instrument — a force of nature in its own right, with a noble history.

Janos Gereben - March 29, 2011

Heggie Celebrates the Big Five-O with a Masterclass

"It's common for young singers to learn works of great composers from two or three centuries ago, but to have the opp