CRB Classical Blog
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Find articles on classical music, world news, news on classical musicians from around the world, upcoming events and concerts and more! This is the official blog of radio 99.5FM, Boston's classical music radio station.
CRB Classical Blog
10h ago
Matthew Guard, Artistic Director of the Boston-based vocal ensemble, talks about their new album, "Clear Voices in the Dark," the monumental challenge of recording Poulenc's "Figure Humaine," and music as a human reaction to violence ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
1w ago
One of the great things about the Bard is how adaptable his plays are. There are endless ways to interpret them — on stage and on screen, sure, but also in music ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
2w ago
The Boston Symphony's new composer chair talks about his roots in the churches of his family, his hopes and plans with the BSO, and the deep meanings of his music on a new recording called "Four Symphonic Works ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
1M ago
Composer, pianist, singer-songwriter, and creative chair of the Oregon Symphony Gabriel Kahane confronts uncomfortable truths about the housing crisis in America with his witty, eclectic, dynamic, and genre-defying oratorio “emergency shelter intake form,” performed by the Oregon Symphony ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
1M ago
Whether it's been a "wistful" summer, or a "high-energy" one, or even a "big ideas" kind of summer, we've got just the right soundtrack for you ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
2M ago
What would the Olympics be without the best of the best athletes... and classical composers ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
2M ago
The Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy-winning composer, singer, and musician speaks with James Bennett II about her new recording with Sō Percussion, the art of songwriting, collaboration, copyright law, and the satirical children's book "Go the F— to Sleep ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
2M ago
It's a summer of discovering — and rediscovering — magical musical moments in the July Instant Replay ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
3M ago
All eyes will be on the “City of Lights” this month as the world's attention focuses on the Paris Olympics, but classical composers have had Paris in their sights all along ..read more
CRB Classical Blog
3M ago
Who needs the ice cream man when we have all these summer musical treats? Enjoy this month's Instant Replay before it melts ..read more