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
Composer Chris Brubeck Honors Conductor Peter Jaffe With New WorkApril 8, 2016Peter Jaffe is celebrating his 20th year as conductor and musical director of the Stockton Symphony. Instead of getting a gold watch, his board gave him the gift of music courtesy of composer Chris Brubeck.
Opera And Jazz Mingle In 'Charlie Parker's Yardbird'April 4, 2016The show explores the life of the jazz saxophonist, with Lawrence Brownlee in the title role. It opens this weekend at the Apollo Theater in New York — a stage where Parker played.
Young Musicians Blossom In Baltimore's OrchKids ProgramApril 4, 2016The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 100th birthday earlier this year. In a performance of Ravel's Boléro, the orchestra presented a few members of a new generation of players eager to take the music into a new century.
It's Not Rocket Science For Classical Guitarist Sharon IsbinApril 1, 2016Sharon Isbin is the first female classical guitarist to win a Grammy. But as a little girl, before her music career took off, she had high hopes of launching something else.
New Research Reveals Rachmaninoff's Secret CareerApril 1, 2016After his First Symphony flopped, the Russian composer made ends meet with a short-lived and little-known career in vaudeville and the circus.
The Show-Stopping Singing Of Javier CamarenaMarch 28, 2016The Mexican tenor has, for the third time, commanded such a tremendous response from the Metropolitan Opera audience that an encore had to be sung during a production.
Yelena Dyachek Wins Metropolitan Opera National Council AuditionsMarch 15, 2016A 24-year-old soprano from Sacramento, Yelena Dyachek, has just won one of opera’s biggest competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
American River College Orchestra: A Symphony Of CulturesMarch 11, 2016 | Steve MilneA melting pot of musicians. That describes the American River College Orchestra in Sacramento – a diverse group of professional, amateur and student players, where music truly is the international language.
On Helene Grimaud's New Album, 'Water' Is A Metaphor And MotivationMarch 1, 2016An environmental activist as well as a pianist, Grimaud was motivated by composers' fascination with water. Each piece on her new album is inspired by it.
Joe Kye And VOX Musica In The StudioFebruary 19, 2016Joseph in the Well returns to Insight once again. This time, he'll share with us details about a collaborative show with Sacramento's VOX Musica.
