The San Diego Symphony concert on Sunday, February 25, featured two pieces of music for which I have great affinity, one for which I have great respect, and one for which I had no knowledge whatsoever ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents perennial favorite Ravel’s Boléro ...

There are many reasons why a 21st-century orchestra that combines rock/electronica with classical music could fail. As Homer Simpson once said, “Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974.” ...

Single tickets are now on sale for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season, which opens the weekend of Sept. 28-29 with a Spanish-music-themed program that includes Ravel’s “Bolero,” ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Albany Symphony Orchestra has a splendid program of classical music coming up at the Palace Theatre on Saturday night. On the program is Hector Berlioz’ masterpiece “Symphonie ...

MAURICE RAVEL’S “Boléro” is a strange piece of music, consisting of two melodies repeated nine times each. Originally the score to a ballet, it is catchy and keeps running in the listener’s head long ...

In a foretaste of that appointment, she led Friday night's FWSO concert at Bass Performance Hall. Each half included a Mozart work, each paired with a 20th-century composition drawing inspiration from ...

Dan Margolies has been a reporter for the Kansas City Business Journal, The Kansas City Star, and KCUR Public Radio. He retired as a reporter in December 2022 after a 37-year journalism career.