Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff, and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.
Almost every piece Ravel wrote is commonly played, a tribute to the composer’s genius and the care he took with each score ... a composer who also gives hope to B-students everywhere.
Although the Hollywood movie industry relies more than ever on huge budget action movies, the movies nominated for best score of 2013 have a much less adrenaline-pumping, ear-splitting character. Here are nominees.
John Adams, this week’s birthday boy, belies the usual stereotypes about composers. Vigorous, worldly, engaged, conversant with a wide swath of culture and cultural activities, he is no ivory-tower intellectual.
Music is front and center in the Winter Olympics from the opening ceremonies to the figure skating programs that are one of the games’ major draws. Here are some musical highlights from the Sochi Games.
