As readers of this blog know, I often tag my posts with the subject area categorization of Creativity because, after all, music is an art form and a creative endeavor. As a result, I was recently ...

This genre allows artists to tap into their inner child. But it’s absolutely serious work. By Jeffrey Arlo Brown Reporting from Berlin A lonely schoolboy named Bertil makes a magical friend who goes ...

Seth Boustead is a composer, pianist, and arts manager. Raised by a single mother in Missouri and Arizona, Boustead studied composition at the University of Missouri, then moved to Chicago in 1995. In ...

There was a time not long ago in the classical music world when melody was considered passé. Young composers making their way through academia were encouraged to leave hummable tunes behind in favor ...

Austin-based female composer and cellist Sophie Mathieu has been named KMFA Classical 89.5's 2024 Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence. Mathieu was unveiled as the 2024 composer live at KMFA’s Draylen ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

The composer Zac Fick-Cambria has created a musical homage for two guitars to one of Maryland’s most mind-boggling enigmas. And no, his piece has nothing to do with who — or what — keeps cursing the ...

Key points Classical music specifically may be more susceptible to longer dry spells due to the genre's larger scale. Creativity in composing requires both inspiration and "perspiration" (hard work).