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Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

For 40 years, the Renaissance Street Singers have given free public performances of sacred music. But they insist that their mission is not religious in nature.

You might call these fantastic lullabies on Now Is the Time, Sunday, August 25th at 10 pm. The birth of a friend's daughter inspired Rick Sowash's…

The British magazine has trimmed down the number for awards being handed in its 90th annual prize ceremony. Is that good or bad for classical music?

The late South African vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin is remembered as her country's greatest jazz singer, who brought deliberation and questions of identity to her music. But she only launched her own career, from the shadow of her famous husband Abdullah Ibrahim, after several false starts.

Barbara Hannigan is a world-renowned vocalist at home in many genres. She's known especially for her performances of contemporary music. This Sunday,…

The symphony is far from a dead art form. Critic Donald Rosenberg says dozens and dozens of notable symphonies have been written in recent decades by composers eager to stretch themselves in unanticipated — but affecting — directions.

Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Hear the boundary-pushing trumpeter play a tribute to Mary Lou Williams with host Marian McPartland in this 2000 episode.

In the '50s, Jamaican musicians combined Caribbean calypso and American jazz and R&B to create ska — the foundation of future developments like reggae. Now, jazz musicians are closing the circle of influence. For late summer, here are five songs inspired by the island's characteristic riddims.