Tom Stone serves as Artistic Director of the Eureka Chamber Music Series. Tom says that “one of the wonderful things about Humboldt is that it’s full of creative and intelligent people.” Locals ...

Two recent recordings present compelling music for piano cast in starkly differentiated styles, both by contemporary ...

In his book 'The Midnight Special', author Colin Asher traces how prisons and the criminal justice system shaped American music, from Lead Belly and Johnny Cash to Tupac.

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

Mehta previously held positions with the Ravinia Festival in Chicago and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia ...

In a noisy world, Arvo Pärt's music offers something rare: stillness. This week on Carnegie Hall Live, hear the Estonian Festival Orchestra, conductor Paavo Järvi, and violinist Midori in a program ...

Geese and Oklou each won four awards at the 2026 Libera Awards, which were held on Tuesday (June 8) at Gotham Hall in New York City. Geese won record of the year, breakthrough artist, best alternative ...

For their final classical concerts of the season Sunday at NJPAC, the New Jersey Symphony presented music old and new—and employed two different conductors to do it. The orchestra’s Colton Conducting ...

Join renowned pianist and host Emanuel Ax for Classical Music Happy Hour: a new podcast full of music, merriment, and conversation. Manny (Emanuel) talks with an eclectic lineup of composers, ...

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these ...

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Vibe coding allows manufacturing personnel to create software using everyday speech instead of traditional programming, enabling production managers to simply say "build a monitoring dashboard for ...