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There is a story in today's New York Times which states the Metropolitan Opera just completed it's largest fund raiser ever...$182,000,000. (NY Times)…

This weekend the Columbus Symphony gives the local premiere of Mason Bates's Cello Concerto. The soloist is Joshua Roman, and Rossen Milanov conducts.…

Italian composer Nino Rota is rightfully best known for his many film scores, over 150 in all. There are many great, memorable scores for films by…

The great Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia has died. According to CNN, he apparently died of a heart attack while on vacation with his family. He…

On the next Fretworks, we'll hear Bach played on the mandolin by Chris Thile, music from the first ever guitar concerto recording from the New York…

RCA Magic Key broadcasts were heard over the RCA Blue Network from 1935 to 1939. The program originated from what is now the Ed Sullivan Theater in New…

A recent ProMusica Chamber Orchestra concert combined two of my favorite things...great music - and laughter. It was an opportunity to allow a peek behind…

The New York Philharmonic is an orchestra that really keeps track of things. This evening (May 5) at 7:30pm, they will present their 15,000th concert. One…

British composer Sir William Walton (1902-1983 tends to get lost between Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten. Walton lacked the jingoism of Elgar and the…

A number of groups are collecting bottled water for residents in Flint, Michigan. The City of Dayton and Jet Express, Inc., are working together to coll...