Sarah Kirkland Snider

Snider's supercharged relationship with her art form and open-book stance on depression and anxiety shine through in her new opera, which debuts this week in Los Angeles.

When young composers explore old musical formulas, exciting things can happen. Mass for the Endangered is a contemporary twist on an ancient tradition.

A group of high school girls are spending two weeks this July on the Temple University campus, immersing themselves in the world of music composition.…