The words of evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and theoretical physicist Richard Feynman introduce a secular twist to the choral mass format in David Shapiro’s Sumptuous Planet Mass, brought to life by the Philadelphia-based choral ensemble The Crossing.
GBH Music and Boston Lyric Opera presented MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and Grammy Award-winning musician and composer Rhiannon Giddens.
CRB Blog
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April Fool’s Day comes with merry pranks, jokes, and light-hearted fun, and you can hear that fun in music!
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A couple of classics, some Allston rock, and Saharan tribal rhythms spring forth in this month's Instant Replay.
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We’re so happy to see the longer, warmer days of spring, but the insects and bugs? Not so much, unless they’re in music!
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Soft breezes to gusty winds have sparked the creative imaginations of writers of everything from children’s books to classical music!
Together with pianist Llewellyn Sanchez–Werner, Eldbjørg Hemsing takes the audience on an extraordinary sonic journey to her homeland while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
From NPR Music
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Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
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Armed with just her cello, a looping machine and a pair of percussionists, Beiser crafts a rendition of Terry Riley's pioneering In C that is equally mesmerizing and graceful.
Live at GBH
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GBH Music presents a unique musical adventure where Celtic meets classical, on demand!
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Join Boston Baroque and GBH Music for conversation and musical interludes celebrating Boston Baroque's 50th Anniversary season, featuring Founding Music Director Martin Pearlman, GBH Music's Anthony Rudel, and concertmaster Christina Day Martinson.
On Demand
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Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in a dazzling program of music by Liszt, Wagner, and Anna Clyne, culminating in Scriabin's depiction of human consciousness, "Prometheus, Poem of Fire," with pianist Yefim Bronfman.
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On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, mystically beautiful works by Hildegard von Bingen and Raffaela Aleotti are framed by Haydn's Symphony No. 49 and Mozart's "Coronation" Mass.
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Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan makes his BSO debut leading the American premiere of Roberto Sierra's Symphony No. 6, and Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández makes his BSO debut in Edward Elgar’s regal and impassioned Cello Concerto.
El Puerto Rico
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Gabriel Bouche Caro contemplates the implications of Puerto Rico's "neither here nor there" political status, and what options its people have for the future.
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The poetry of Julia de Burgos inspired Tony Solitro's joyous song without words
The Bach Hour
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On The Bach Hour, the composer's "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" charts a course from dark sorrow to resolute peace in a performance by Collegium Vocale of Ghent and their director, Philippe Herreweghe.
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