We know Braille as a system of writing for the blind, but it was created for music, too. Louis Braille was a musician as well as a scholar, and his system made it possible to read and write music by ...

October 5th is the annual observance of World Teachers Day!! The celebration of the contributions and influences of teachers is the perfect opportunity to listen to music by baroque era composers who ...

French conductor Marc Minkowski will take over artistic leadership of Boston Baroque starting in the 2026-27 season, opening ...

The Old World similarities between New Orleans and Venice, Italy, have sparked a new chamber music ensemble in the Crescent City. The Louisiana Baroque Chamber Orchestra made its debut at the New ...

Baroque music is characterized by ornate ornamentation, dramatic contrasts, basso continuo, and the formalization of tonal harmony. Composers maintained a single emotional mood throughout a piece, ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Growing up in Chile, Christine Gevert remembers folk music was everywhere. Gevert, the founder and artistic director of the Connecticut-based music organization Crescendo, spent her ...

The name “Twelfth Night” may at first conjure up Shakespeare’s festive and lively comic play, not the baroque ensemble of the same name. But the musicians don’t mind — that’s the point. Violinist ...

ROCHESTER — Lyra Baroque, the only exclusively Baroque orchestra in the Upper Midwest, is taking a cue from a Rochester classical music organization to find its new leader. Four finalist candidates ...

Baroque Music Montana showcases one of the most diverse periods in music history. Baroque Music Montana performs works by celebrated composers of the baroque, as well as pieces rarely or unheard since ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. This program is an innovative and electrifying ...

A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between.