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Cappella Romana has become the premier exponent and explorer of the musical traditions of Byzantium and other early Christian music. An upcoming concert showcases that expertise, before a return to Stanford to begin a research project aiming to re-create the acoustics of ancient Byzantine churches.

When Lorin Maazel stepped down as music director of the New York Philharmonic, he could have done what most retirees do — travel, play a little golf, take it easy. Instead, he started an opera company ... in his own backyard.

Goaded by The New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini's predictable list of the top 10 composers of all time, here's a list with more surprises in it. Look for the second part next week.

Leon Botstein shared his trademark wit and outrageous opinions with a UC Berkeley symposium on the future of classical music.

When it comes to Bach’s choral works, the S.F. Bach Choir knows the music as well as anyone. So it’s well worth a listen when it performs its favorites. 

A new CD release of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, is an often lovely, often puzzling performance — sometimes innocently affectionate, sometimes seeming to be making historical points in a way that aren't necessarily beneficial.

The S.F. Opera has released a series of charming movies adapted from one-hour, family style stage productions, and they're showing for free! Next up: Mozart's Magic Flute. Yes, it is magical and the perfect way to introduce your youngest set to opera.

In the Marin Symphony’s lively pops-cum-masterworks concert Sunday, Bay Area composer Nathaniel Stookey ran away with the show.

News from the Kids and Families beat: A weekly roundup of what’s happening with young musicians and their dedicated educators.