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    Stockton Symphony and Composer Dorman Inspire City with New Work

    Thursday, March 8, 2012

    Stockton made national and international news in recent years for all the wrong reasons: high crime, low literacy, foreclosures and most recently, the prospect of bankruptcy. Now, the city's acclaimed symphony has a project yielding some good news.

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  • Sound Advice: Classical

    Capital Public Radio music hosts and Insight's Jeffrey Callison discuss and feature new and noteworthy classical recordings.


Classical Music News from NPR

Classical Lost And Found: Fine Quartets From A Forgotten Frenchman

The outstanding Cambini-Paris Quartet uncovers the neglected chamber music of Félicien David.


Come Sing In A Philip Glass World Premiere — In Times Square!

Download the score of a piece commissioned by NPR Music to honor the composer's 75th birthday, learn the music and then come sing the very first performance with us June 21 on Broadway.


Around The Classical Internet: May 18, 2012

Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a Viennese fraudster and a brawl on a Chinese train: all the news that's fit to link.


It's A Marvel-ous Wagner Production

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


Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Widely respected by fellow musicians and audiences as one of the greatest classical singers of the 20th century, the baritone has died at age 86.


150 Years Of 'Taps'

Retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva gives us a glimpse of the fascinating history behind these 24 somber notes.


Can You Beat Out The 'Rite' Rhythm?

Learn along with Londoners in this fun video primer on one of classical music's quirkiest rhythms, courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra.


Kathleen Ferrier: A Voice Not Forgotten

Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.


Garth Knox: One Viola And 1,000 Years Of Musical History

On his new album, Saltarello, the adventurousviolist creates surprising musical juxtapositions.


Pedro Soler And Gaspar Claus: Tiny Desk Concert

The improvisational music of father and son Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus functions as a beautiful conversation. Soler plays a delicate flamenco guitar, while Claus turns the cello into an exquisitely expressive voice. The two bring that spirit to their intimate performance in the NPR Music offices.