Recent NPR Musical News


Composer Carlos Simon carries his ancestors with him
The rising composer talks about the influence of the church on his music and the premiere of his Good News Mass at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.



Ashley Jackson brings spirituals to the harp
The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Tiny Desk Concert
The famed Frenchman brings all his elegance and colorful playing to music by Ravel, Brahms and Villa-Lobos.

Steve Reich has always been able to hear the pulse
The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved minimalism into the mainstream.

Boston Musical Events

MAR 27 Lindsey Chapel Series in Boston on Th»
MAR 27 Lindsey Chapel Series in Boston on Th»
MAR 27 Lindsey Chapel Series in Boston on Th»
MAR 27 Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor in Bosto»
MAR 28 Con Brio Lunch Club in West Newton on»
MAR 28 Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor in Bosto»
MAR 28 Haydn and Beethoven in Boston on Frid»
MAR 28 Passion of Musicke with Cristiano Con»
MAR 28 The Lyrical Impulse in Boston on Frid»
MAR 28 Julia Fischer, violin & Jan Lisiecki,»
MAR 28 Stile Antico in Cambridge on Friday, »
MAR 28 Stile Antico in Cambridge on Friday, »
MAR 29 Karl Orvik, violin in Belmont on Satu»
MAR 29 “For” Seasons in Boston on Saturday, »
MAR 29 Elias Miller, conductor in Jamaica Pl»
MAR 29 American Heritage in Concord on Satur»
MAR 29 Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor in Bosto»
MAR 29 Fairy Tale Images in Romantic Music: »
MAR 30 Bach Cantata Series in Boston on Sund»