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In martha & monica’s concert at Old First Church, contemporary composers held their own against heavy hitters from 100 and 200 years ago.

The SFS Chorus impresses with its articulation, crispness, and attention to accent, sharply supervised and judiciously paced by MTT.

Just extended for a two-week Bay Area run, The Girls in the Band offers entertainment and good music in big band jazz style, as well as artful explanation of why “girl bands” were both a rarity and a refuge.

One of the greatest orators in American history, Martin Luther King Jr. made his own music verbally, as many musicians have long understood. Here are King’s words mixed with some of the music that informed his own “symphony of brotherhood.”

What’s the energy level like when 500-plus youth orchestra players get together to share great music? You have to experience it to understand.

Oakland’s annual musical tribute to Martin Luther King features new compositions by Marcus Shelby and much more.

The estimable St. Lawrence Quartet gives a fine send-off to a departing violinist, playing an intriguing all-Czech program.

For many small arts presenters in the U.S., there’s no way up, and success is defined by survival of the program.