Composer Jonathan Berger is making music out of auditory hallucinations in two fascinating new one-act operas, part of Stanford’s Music and the Brain conference.
After a weekend of lengthy and intensive contract talks, on the 18th day of a strike, musicians and the administration of the San Francisco Symphony reached a tentative agreement.
Here’s a playlist of some of the biggest hits in classical music (and one Rodgers and Hart classic), all inspired by the vernal equinox and the racing blood of youth in love.
A local composer dreams big: Lisa Bielawa has an idea that has already taken longer to plan than to compose, in which “who” and “how” are at least as important as the notes, and in which ordinary people (you!) can take part.