Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Immersive audio formats, while newer for pop, have been used by composers for decades. But not all works call for spatial treatment.

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, ...

The case against the music-streaming industry is as damning as ever. The leading services pay pittances to artists—usually, less than one cent per play. In a textbook demonstration of monopoly ...