Jennifer Hambrick
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Columbus Artists Paint Plywood Murals Amid Downtown Protests
Bold block letters are painted on plywood boards covering the front doors of the Ohio Theatre: "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." → Read More
An American Legend: Composer William Bolcom at 80
He was pivotal in reviving the American musical genre of ragtime. He has composed music in a range of styles that all but erases the lines between art → Read More
LancasterChorale Becomes a 'Symphony of Voices' in Two Performances This Weekend
There's nothing average about your average symphonic concert — the excitement as the musicians warm up onstage, the anticipation as the principal oboist → Read More
Watch an Exclusive Quartet Davis Performance and Interview
Think you know what a string quartet sounds like? Quartet Davis might have you thinking again. Founded at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music , Quartet Davis → Read More
10 Pieces of Music that Can Change Your Life for the Better
I know, I know. Another seemingly sensationalistic claim tossed out into cyberspace like so much line at the fishing hole. Sure, winning the lottery can → Read More
"Everyone's Connected. It's Just Joy:" An Interview with Black Violin's Wil Baptiste
I know you're all about classical. But I’m guessing that you might be at least a little bit funky, too. Good thing, then, there’s Black Violin — the → Read More
Renowned Columbus Dancer Susan Van Pelt Petry Returns to Stage to Premiere Her New Works
"We are born and we die, and in between we wear clothes." That's dancer, choreographer and Ohio State University dance professor Susan Van Pelt Petry 's → Read More
The 'Cloudburst' That Started Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Phenomenon
"In 1991, I had maybe the most profound and transformative experience in my life." That’s how Eric Whitacre began his February 2013 TED Talk about how his → Read More
The 'Cloudburst' That Started Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Phenomenon
"In 1991, I had maybe the most profound and transformative experience in my life." That’s how Eric Whitacre began his February 2013 TED Talk about how his → Read More
Take Your Ears to the Movies
Ah, the summer blockbuster. It’s a great American tradition—all those stars, all that action, all that popcorn. But why deal with larger-than-life price → Read More
Win a Signed CD by Columbus Composer Richard Jordan Smoot
It’s always exciting when a project comes to fruition. And when that project has both local and international ties, it becomes especially cool. This week → Read More
Win a Signed 'Rock 'n' Roll' Dream Dance CD by Columbus Composer Richard Jordan Smoot
It’s always exciting when a project comes to fruition. And when that project has both local and international ties, it becomes especially cool. This week → Read More
New 'Concerto' for Apartment Building and Orchestra Creates a Different Kind of Balcony Seat
Usually audience members sit in the balcony seats at an orchestra concert. But a recent performance by the Paris Chamber Orchestra turned all that on its → Read More
London is a Step Closer to Getting a World-Class Concert Hall
Good news: The London Symphony Orchestra is on track to get a new world-class concert hall. Gramophone magazine announced yesterday that the shortlist of → Read More
So, a Dog Walks into an Orchestra Concert ...
Orchestra concerts now have light shows, video displays and, in some places, food and drink to enjoy during the music. So, sure — why not dogs, too? → Read More
Music Talk: 10 Terms that Run the Gamut from Fun to Fabulous
Like any endeavor, classical music has its own specialized language. But unlike many endeavors, the lingo of classical music comes from many different → Read More
The Devil as Crooner: New Recording Unveils the Softer Side of Paganini
The finger-blistering virtuosity of the music of early 19 th -century violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini is so astonishing that when Paganini performed it, → Read More
Carpe Diem String Quartet and Leon Littlebird Weave Native American and Classical Music in New Work
An eagle bone whistle. A sacred rattle. A singing turtle. A “love flute.” These are just a few of the ancient Native American instruments showcased in → Read More
A Conversation with Composer David T. Little: Humanizing the Kennedys in 'JFK' Opera
It would be difficult to name an individual who occupies a more exalted place in the American collective memory than John F. Kennedy. The former U.S. → Read More
'The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy': A New Book About How Americans Remember JFK
Like many Americans who were alive on Nov. 22, 1963, noted historian Michael J. Hogan remembers vividly the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. → Read More