The Chamber Orchestra’s first concert of 2026 will be its annual Family and Friends concert. “The concert is offered at a reduced rate — rather than the evening ticket prices coming to around $30, we ...

Twenty years ago, when the Rancho Mirage Library was about to open, Joan RuBane was approached about starting a chamber music concert series for the community. The man who approached her, the late ...

Have you noticed how music sounds completely different when you hear it live instead of through speakers? Attending a classical concert in person creates magic that headphones simply cannot deliver at ...

What is classical music’s place today? Will there still be an engaged audience for repertoires of the past centuries? The conductor, Leon Botstein, didn’t seem to hold high expectations for The ...

Certain pieces of classical music have legions of fans far beyond the concert hall. Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” has been in many movies, from “Apocalypse Now” to “The Blues Brothers.” If ...