1888 was not an auspicious year for a black girl to be born in the United States. The Federal government had ignominiously turned tail on Reconstruction ...
In mid-nineteenth century Europe, two colossi of the keyboard crisscrossed the continent, leaving masses of ecstatic fans in their wake, and they could not hav...
Mendelssohn.
Thirty years ago, that name carried two associations: as the surname of Moses Mendelssohn, the philosopher who brought a modernized Judaism int...
Between the monophonic spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen and the lush, human lyricism of Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) there lie five centuries, a Renaissance,...
Author's note: In the United States, of the 537 conductors registered with the League of American Orchestras, only 60 (or 11%) are women, and of the 24 largest...
Set to the words and voice of Maya Angelou, the teaser trailer for Beyonce's new film Homecoming gives a glimpse to what is sure to be an incredible spectacula...
"To all my sisters and all our friends... You make me try harder... You make me stronger... Now hand me my armor." - Sara Bareilles
Award-winning, singer-son...
Time magazine called her "a woman for whom the term prima donna could have been invented" and the "undisputed queen of the world’s opera". This weekend, the lif...
In the early 70s, director Sydney Pollack documented Aretha Franklin and the making of a live album at the New Temple Missionary Church in Los Angeles, CA. The ...
