Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

Presenting AfroClassical Composers, a new non-profit organization founded to celebrate the contributions of African-American, and other African Diaspora classical music composers will present its ...

Also, in classical music, great value is attached to the sophistication or complexity of compositions; thus, it requires more time and effort to create. Since classical music, as a whole, happens on ...

In September 2015, when ABC Classic tracked who composed the music being played on air, female composers received a minuscule share of 2.2%. This galvanised the network to be more deliberate in how it ...

This winter’s classical music standouts celebrate collaboration and combination. Local composers and performers team up to bring audiences music of our time and place, often inspired by today’s ...

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 ...