But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

As composer Shulamit Ran, the new artistic director of the Contemporary Chamber Players Series, reminded concertgoers at the beginning of this performance, Chicago is in no shortage of concerts of new ...

Humans devote ample time to producing and listening to music. What music offers to humans is universally valued. This universality raises the question of the origin of human musicality. What is music ...