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Students at Project 440 graduation ceremony

Bassist Joseph Conyers Is Helping Build the Next Generation of Change Makers Through Music with Project 440

Project 440 is unlike other music programs in that it does not focus on teaching students to become better musicians so much as to become better members of their communities

Eric Gorfain with Def Leppard in recording studio

The Section Quartet’s Eric Gorfain Has Spun a Classical Music Education Into an Eclectic Recording Career, from Dr. Dre to Def Leppard

The violinist has arranged for rock bands, singer-songwriters, and rap/soul artists and producers

The Spirit of the RMS Titanic: And the Band Played On

More than 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, the book "The Band That Played On" examines the healing power of music.

For Period Instrument Ensembles, the Last 50 Years Have Been Golden

Since the 1970s many groups have become well established around the world, and playing standards continue to rise

Quinton Morris works with a student from the Key to Change Studio, South King County, Washington

An Educator’s Guide to Teaching the Music of Underrepresented Composers

Educators are beginning to conserve, understand, & teach the underrepresented music and musicians beyond what classical musicians have traditionally been taught.

yMusic Evolves from a Backup Chamber Band to a Composing Dream Team

After years of collaborations, yMusic's first album of music composed entirely by the members of the ensemble stands as one of the most exciting and confident chamber music releases of the year

Hanneke Cassel Shines with ‘Infinite Brightness’

Cassel has fused Scottish fiddle with the styles of Cape Breton Island, the Isle of Skye, and America’s Appalachia region

Strumenti's Jim Kelly and Steve Obenski with violin

Strumenti Offers Opportunities for Investors and Players Alike

The company loans high-end violins to artists at little or no cost while providing patron-investors with a chance to own shares in the instruments

Rachel Podger Returns to the Music of C.P.E. Bach

Podger highlights the layers and development of the composer's musical style in these chamber works

Jazz Bassist Avishai Cohen’s ‘Iroko’ Is an Album 30 Years in the Making

The bass-and-drum configuration is everything on this scintillating and tuneful duo album