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Most of us can name a fair number of American composers - Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams. All have written great music…

Happy 200th birthday to Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, born on November 6, 1814. When I think of the Belgian musical instrument designer and…

The detective in charge of the investigation into a series of shootings along a Columbus-area highway says authorities have linked 12 shootings. Franklin…

What is called the world's biggest music festival begins in London tonight at the Royal Albert Hall. The summer season of concerts of this great British…

I'm not a summer person but for me the warm weather means the Lancaster Festival. I'm used to revolutionary-war-era architecture being a New Englander,…

Columbus Symphony: The new season, broadcast series on Classical 101, and pre-concert talks--back in the comfortable seats! The Columbus Symphony began a…

Marilyn Horne and I had a dear friend in common. Our friend died last fall after a long illness. I came to know Marilyn as a warm-hearted and generous…

Some years ago, I had the privilege of seeing the beautifully restored Jean Cocteau film La Belle et la Bete. Â Originally released in 1946, the black and…

For many years, women musicians were conspicuously absent from most major orchestras. Â The Vienna Philharmonic did not admit a female member until the…

I had never heard of jazz singer Jimmy Scott until I happened upon his obituary a few days ago. Scott died on June 12, 2014 at the age of 88. The next…