James Bennett II

March is Women's History Month. Here are some standout women composers across time — from Medieval days to yesterday — who have contributed greatly to music.

Members of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble recently performed at Grand Central Terminal ahead of the release of a new documentary film profiling the group and its mission.

If you've never heard it before, this hilariously sincere ‘Ave Maria’ is the perfect introduction to the otamatone.

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony's innovative concert series Inside Out seats you in the middle of the action, changing the way listeners experience live classical music.

Composer Gordon Hamilton set a quote from Carl Sagan's book Cosmos to music. It sounds amazing, but the music video takes it to the next level.

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho recently dropped by the studio for a Facebook Live performance, and stuck around to tell us a bit about his music. 

The circumstances surrounding Marian Anderson's Met Opera debut are less talked about than the fact of her historic performance.

Oscar weekend is officially over, but we still can't shake some of the music from our favorite movies. This 'Harry Potter' medley scratches that itch.

The Duo is back with a cover of Ed Sheeran's hit single 'Castle on the Hill,' and an uplifting new project is starting to take off.

Composer and arranger Jaron Davis took a crack at capturing some of Eric Whitacre's choral magic with a beautiful arrangement of 'Alleluia.'

Schumann's "Der Vogel als Prophet" already delights with its sweet sensuality. Now imagine hearing it played on the Celesta.

Seriously, is there anything he can't do?

The Robertsbridge Codex contains the oldest known pieces of music written specifically for keyboard. Give a listen to this performance on an Estampie by Italian pianist Alberto Chines.

Be ready for this year's Academy Awards. We can't make you watch every nominee, but we can definitely brush you up on the music involved.

Could Buddy the beagle possibly be any cuter? We're sure many people didn't think he could ... until he started playing the piano.

The BBC has shared the acclaimed Opera North production of Wagner's truly epic "Der Ring des Nibelungen" for free streaming. And we have it for you.

As the Oscars come closer, we can't help but look at some of the creative musical takes on some of the year's hottest films.

The latest movie theme to get the Nicholas Yee treatment is "La La Land," just in time for the Oscars.

Composer Juri Seo just released a revised version of her charming composition for wah-wah tubes. Now we want to play it, too.

Stewart Goodyear is scheduled to release a recording of the music of one of his favorite composers — Maurice Ravel. Here, he explains why the French impressionist means so much to him.