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Watch Remembering Colin Davis, A Conductor Beloved Late In Life
April 14, 2013 – The knighted English conductor who won three Grammys died at age 85 on Sunday.
Watch Remembering Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Robert Ward
April 3, 2013 – The composer is best remembered for his operatic retelling of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
Watch Jace Clayton Revives A Forgotten Voice From New York's Vanguard
March 30, 2013 – Clayton's new album is a tribute to Julius Eastman, a singular composer who burned out too early.
Watch Remembering Risë Stevens, A Star Of Opera And Pop Culture
March 21, 2013 – The mezzo with the smoky, sultry voice defined Carmen for generations. Stevens died Wednesday at 99.
Watch Marches Madness: Heralding The Pope
March 14, 2013 – Before the introduction of Pope Francis, a marching band played Charles Gounod's Pontifical March.
Read Breaking: Pope Francis Loves Opera
March 13, 2013 – Pretty much the first thing that Cardinal Egan shared about the new pontiff? That he loves opera.
Listen Britain's Brass Bands: A Working-Class Tradition On The Wane
March 6, 2013 – A matter of civic pride since the 19th century, the U.K.'s coal-town brass bands are dying out.
Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, A Giant Among Pianists And A Cold War Idol KERA
February 27, 2013 – The Texan pianist who captured America when he conquered Moscow has died at 78. KERA
Read The Operatic Potential Of DSK, A Modern Don Giovanni
February 26, 2013 – Could Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fall from grace make a compelling opera?
Watch Remembering A Conductor Who Blossomed In Philadelphia
February 25, 2013 – A conductor formed in postwar Germany had a surprising late-life renaissance in the U.S.
Watch Music, The Food Of 'Amour'
February 23, 2013 – The Best Picture nominee about love at the end of life uses music sparingly but crushingly.
Read Can You Learn To Like Music You Hate?
February 15, 2013 – A new study says that when you don't understand music, you don't even really hear it.
Read Remembering American Conductor James DePreist
February 8, 2013 – The African-American conductor flourished at a time when few black men led major orchestras.
Listen From A Land Where Music Was Banned — To Carnegie Hall
February 3, 2013 – Young Afghans will be performing at some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
February 1, 2013 – The FAA changes its tune re instruments on planes and the passing of innovator Butch Morris.
