Behind various iconic Disney movies, Alan Menken was born in New York City to a pianist father and an actress-dancer mother, foreshadowing the musical theatre…
Today’s Daily News Roundup is heading to Broadway. Plus Aretha Franklin and Polaris Music Prize news. + Aretha Franklin will headline a New City Winery Festival…
Established from an initiative by Mayor Jean Drapeau 52 years ago, Les Concerts Populaires de Montreal strives to present high-quality classical music to Montreal citizens.…
Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II formed an iconic partnership with Richard Rogers on musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and Carousel. The duo won…
Youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Caroline Shaw is primarily a violinist, but composes primarily for contemporary, cutting edge chorale, drawing on eclectic forms of…
+ Canadian violinist and winner of the OSM’s Manulife Competition in 2004, Nikki Chooi has been named the new concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera. +…
The RIAA Gold Record certification now means 500,000 album units sold. However, in the early stages of RIAA certifications, it meant $1 million in sales.…