Have you ever found yourself completely immersed in the harmonious tunes of a piano concerto or the rhythmic beats of a symphony? That, my friend, is the timeless allure of classical music… Read More

“The Picher Project” is a story about humanity and all of its complexities – be it loss, love, pride or the deep yearning we all feel for a home. At a time when protec… Read More

The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected.(Image credit: Alexis Lardilleux/Hé… Read More

There are some strange figurative correlations noticeable between Hollywood and Babylon: a portion of the cover of the 1975 book by Kenneth Anger is shown along with the Babylon set structur… Read More

In 2022, the BBC Proms commissioned more music by female composers than music from male composers. 2022 also saw the first Black female composer write a score for the New York City… Read More

From Michael Giacchino to Michael Abels, a number of the best film composers working today were on their game in 2022 Of all our craft Best of 2022 lists, film scores was the one where… Read More

Florence Price will be among those featured in the Forgotten Female Composers project. Photograph: aetn.orgThe Guardian Our Classical Century: BBC to stage year-long celebration of musi… Read More

Florence B. Price (1887-1953)is featured at AfriClassical.com Five academics will work with Radio 3 to find music by forgotten women composers [Shirley Thompson, center]James Greeson, Profes… Read More

Florence B. Price (1887-1953) Classical composer Florence Beatrice Price, born in Little Rock, Ark., in 1887, and died in Chicago in 1953, was the first African-American woman to have… Read More

Portrait of Florence  Price later in life [Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries]Sergio A. Mims writes:The website for Aljazeera recently had an article about the l… Read More

A tribute to the lyricist Rajendra Krishna (6 June 1919 – 23 September 1987) on his 34th Remembrance Day by guest author Hans Jakhar (The lovers of old film music regard Rajendra Krish… Read More

As we look forward to Independence Day on July 4, The Metropolitan Opera is showcasing some of the great American composers whose operas have appeared on the Met stage. On Monday, June 28, N… Read More

10 of Florence Price’s all-time best pieces of music. Picture: Getty / Eastman ScoresClassic FMBy Rosie Pentreath15 February 2021American composer Florence Price wrote ove… Read More

Florence B. PriceFlorence Price (1887-1953) was the first black woman to have her music played by a major American orchestra. Credit University… Read More

Women at the Piano: Solo Works by Female Composers of the Nineteenth Century arr. Nicholas Hopkins “Women at the Piano” sheds light on the unheard music and untold story of femal… Read More

The Classical AlternativeDoug ShadleMarch 19, 2020With the world coming down around us, I’m not sure how relevant this will be. But maybe it can point to a better world in the future… Read More

Wishing Asha Bhosle a very happy 86th birth anniversary (b. 8 September 1933) with a guest article by Hans Jakhar (Asha Bhosle, despite being the most recorded artiste by miles, remained the… Read More

A tribute to Roshan on his 51st death anniversary (14 July 1917-16 November 1967) DP Rangan started a tandem series on Madan Mohan-Roshan on July 14 which, in a unique coincidence, happened… Read More

Sir Ebenezer Obey in a new interview with Punch, has revealed how he was called to take up God’s work and its impact on his music career. Read interview below: Whenever you hear your… Read More

photo credit: TheOtherMozart.com (Posted earlier today on Classical Diary)One might think that presuming to write the story of Nannerl Mozart is arrogant, pompous, and above all, a… Read More

Vendredi 23 mai 2008 / Friday, May 23rd , 2008. And remember... Any time you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90 per cent probability you'll get it wrong… Read More