Amanda A. Chen

Faranak Shahroozi is an Iranian-American composer, performer and pianist known for her lyrical, romantic and captivating melodies. With the help of producer Preston Glass, Shahroozi collaborated with stars such as Lenny Williams…

Composer Jonathan Bingham has been recognized for using electronic and acoustic instruments over the past decade. Bingham is a Donna Milanovich Composer in Residence with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and is…

The legendary songwriter behind West Side Story ended up resenting his success - and he didn't like the Oscar-winning film adaptation either, his daughter revealed.Jamie Bernstein, the eldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, who wrote the…

When Krzysztof Penderecki passed away in March 2020, the Polish composer left behind not only some of the most exciting, atmospheric and daringly inventive music of the past half century, but also a remarkable garden -…

In general, the larger the artistic institution, the more slowly it is able to react to the times, and professional orchestras are no exception. This makes it all the more difficult for these institutions to present an art that…

TEHRAN - A book presenting joint studies by Iranian scholar Amir-Hossein Ramezani and American music critic and author David Hurwitz has been published. Ramezani and a large number of academics and musicians, including Nader…

HOLLAND - The Holland Bach Society, a music project led by Scott Vanden Berg, seeks to bring the sacred compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach to more audiences in the Netherlands region.Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest composers…

The Cobar Sound Chapel was due to be completed in the first semester and officially opened in early October. Then came the confinements.But in this rugged part of the world, another six months makes little difference for a graffiti-covered…

SINGAPORE - Norwegian composer and researcher Peter Tornquist will be the new dean of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) at the National University of Singapore from February (2022). He replaces Professor Bernard Lanskey, who…

Carson Kievman at a fundraiser in Miami for Sobe Arts The longtime Miami resident has made a major contribution to local culture and music education.…