By Amy Cassaniti Many modern aficionados of classical music think that the musician, Yo-Yo Ma, is the GOAT (greatest of all time)...

By Amy Cassaniti November marks the birth month of The March King, John Philip Sousa. Sousa was a prolific composer. In his lifetime he...

By Amy Cassaniti The March King. As anyone who has spent even one season in a marching band knows, the great crowd pleasers are any...

By Amy Cassaniti Yes. Yes. A hundred times yes. I’m glad you asked. In the last 70 years, Halloween has become second only to...

By Amy Cassaniti The string section of an orchestra is a world of its own. But have you ever considered the differences between the...

By Amy Cassaniti Type “Cello Song” into Google, and you will immediately be given the result “Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prelude” by...

By Amy Cassaniti Other than the family of percussion instruments, stringed instruments appear to be some of the oldest instruments played...

By Amy Cassaniti Baroque is a term used to describe the art, music, and architecture of the period 1600-1750. The term “baroque” comes...

By Amy Cassaniti The year is, well, we don’t really know the exact year. Sometime within the years of 1680 to 1706, Johann Pachelbel...

By Amy Cassanitti Johann Pachelbel was born September 1, 1653, in Nuremburg, Germany. Pachelbel became one of the most prolific composers...