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Attracting a discordant crew of fans, George Hurd compounds electronic and chamber into a web of euphonic melody.

Excerpts proved the rule at the latest set, hosted by composer Mason Bates and conductor Edwin Outwater.

The chamber ensemble played with fire and grace on works from Handel, Bach, and Rameau.

This year’s eight-disc collection spotlights the musical dialogue between Russia and the West.

Books on music to inspire and inform.

Silent Night in San José, Vikings at the Marines, and Red Chamber in Hong Kong

The bassist, composer, and educator talks about his projects, his work with kids, and using music to reflect a “positive and truthful” history.

Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves and M. Lamar’s Funeral Doom Spiritual tackle uncomfortable subjects, uncompromisingly — and make powerful art out of them.

Yves Klein’s Monotone-Silence Symphony only appears to be off-the-wall experimental. Actually, it’s a modest experiment and a captivating experience

Pretty presentation does little to inject drama into an early Mahler cantata