Local Artist Feature May 29, 2026: Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music This Year Happens to be LocalWhat a month: Gabriela Lena Frank was named Musical America’s Composer of the Year. Her opera about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is being performed at the Met. And earlier this month she won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Wow! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Local Artist Feature May 22nd, 2026: From the New York Philharmonic to Founding the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento
Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And PerformJanuary 11, 2021This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.
Ear To Ear: Classical Artists Who Got Us Through 2020January 5, 2021 | Victor Forman2020 has been a challenging year, but the music didn’t stop when the world locked down. CapRadio’s Victor Forman dives into the classical artists who got us through this year.
New Classical Tracks: Eric Whitacre And Charles Anthony Silvestri Join Forces On 'The Sacred Veil'December 30, 2020his week on New Classical Tracks, Eric Whitacre and Charles Anthony Silvestri talk about their latest release, "The Sacred Veil" which explores the journey of a soul crossing the threshold into the next world.
JazzHow To Stay Human: Jon Batiste Talks With Lara DownesDecember 26, 2020The renowned musician and Late Show bandleader has sage advice on everything from finding your north star and owning your own orbit to honoring lineage.
Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020December 23, 2020NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.
New Classical Tracks: The 5 Browns Take A Journey With Childhood MemoriesDecember 23, 2020This Week on New Classical Tracks, Deondra and Greg Brown from the 5 Browns share the joy and pain of revisiting childhood memories for the group's new album.
New Classical Tracks: Midori Takes A COVID Detour With Beethoven's Violin ConcertoDecember 16, 2020Violinist Midori's new Beethoven release with the Festival Strings Lucerne was supposed to be a live recording. But that performance got canceled due to COVID, so they made a studio recording instead.
Harold Budd's Music Was Heaven On EarthDecember 14, 2020The ambient composer and Brian Eno collaborator died this week at the age of 84 from complications brought on by COVID-19.
Redemption And Connection: Lara Downes Talks With Davóne TinesDecember 12, 2020In conversation and in song, the opera singer and the pianist discover healing in a traumatized space.
Ear To Ear: December Around The WorldDecember 1, 2020 | Jennifer ReasonHere’s a sneak peek of what you can expect if you join Jennifer Reason on Dec. 16 at 12 p.m. for a musical tour around the globe to explore unique holiday traditions and the cultures they originated from.
