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The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and diarist died Friday at age 99. Although he won the Pulitzer for an orchestral work, he was most celebrated for his huge body of art songs — over 500 in all.

Meet the Serpent: one of classical music's most unusual instruments.

The now-iconic score made waves when it was first released in 1975. What makes it stand out to this day?

Colette Maze, now 107, began playing the piano at age 5. She defied the social conventions of her era to embrace music as a profession rather than as a pastime. She has just released her sixth album.

The Philadelphia-based composer pulls back the curtain on her creative process, the importance of mentors, and what she’s working on next.

Sherrill Milnes calls it "an avalanche of sound." Jessye Norman says it's "a cloud filled with silver." Singers and critics talk about the amazing voice of Leontyne Price on her 90th birthday.

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

The acclaimed string quartet discusses their upcoming Celebrity Series of Boston concert with WCRB's Chris Voss.

Conversations with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic Partner, Thomas Adès, highlight a collaboration that embodies the phrase “a sum greater than…

In summer’s high heat and humidity we’re drawn to the water. It helps to think cool thoughts, too, like being by the ocean, or being caught in the rain.