For more than three decades, the Marian Anderson String Quartet-- named after the extraordinary 20th century contralto Marian Anderson -- has been sharing their artistry and passion not just in ...
In 1976, four young conservatory-trained musicians formed Emerson String Quartet (ESQ), taking their name from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. This week, the ensemble played its ...
The Dorsey Brothers, one of the most popular bands when jazz ruled the American music scene in the 1920s, were heavy on horns. William & Mary men’s basketball’s Dorsey brothers, Gabe and Caleb, are ...
For the next year, the musical Moir family from Wollongong will pack their cellos and violins and travel around Australia in a caravan, playing festivals, concerts and busking. It is a dramatic move ...
"When I wrote it, the feeling of the music was sad, but yet there was this beautiful melody that sat on top," Masterson says. Written for a string orchestra, the piece observes the conventions of ...
Here’s an interesting one: the format known as “Beautiful Music” has returned. Not to the local airwaves per se, but to the internet on a tribute station called KJBM, standing for Just Beautiful Music ...