“I am not foolish enough to try to place myself in a class, for example, with Ravel and Sibelius, whom I admire tremendously,” says Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe (“Ferde Grofe”), “but there is a real ...

At the end, when the audience cheered, it was the culmination of a two-year project—the rediscovery of a long-forgotten piece of music by a once-renowned American composer. And I'd like to think that ...

Like what you heard at the symphony or want to hear what you missed? Music critic Larry Lapidus has assembled this list of essential recordings of the performed works. 1. William Schuman’s “American ...

If Robinson Crusoe’s Man Friday had left him, gone adventuring on his own, it would have upset 18th Century literature no more than jazzdom was upset last week when Ferde Grofe stepped forth in ...

On Sept. 20, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will celebrate history by making history—with a little help from a three-generation Johns Hopkins family. That night is the 200th anniversary of the first ...

If the price of gas is making you rethink your summer travel plans, here's a way to tour the country without ever having to fill the tank. Just sit back and relax, as five American composers take you ...

I’m going to admit that the American bracket, here in The World Cup of Composers, is boring me to tears so let’s just get it over and done with so we can get on to the Germans and the Austrians. Eric ...

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has been showing a lot of love for the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore and the poem Francis Scott Key was inspired to write after witnessing the bombardment of ...