San Francisco

Here are some of our favorite interactive “Google Doodles” that explore music-making and history.

The composer’s campaign to have a hit at the Paris Opera tells us a lot about writing for big opera houses today.

The prominent SF Conservatory of Music alumnus releases an album of long-lost pieces for cello and piano.

The trio’s Silo Songs EP explores a lockdown day in four musical phases.

The prolific jazz composer/clarinetist finds inspiration in seclusion for his Plague Diary.

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain turns out to be ripe for rediscovery in this valuable recording.

Kindra Scharich and Jeffrey LaDeur make musical alchemy on To My Distant Beloved.

The company plans a “Season of Solidarity” that features four ambitious productions.

Jazz artists follow the lead of the classical world in finding new sources of patronage.

Ian Zack’s engaging book traces the venerated singer’s artistic victory over personal struggles, rampant racism, and professional challenges.