composer

With orchestras clamoring for her work, the rising artist feels a responsibility and opportunity to help reframe classical music and the institutions that present it.

Known for his sonic brashness and unyielding artistic vision, Birtwistle was awarded a British knighthood in 1988. He was one of the U.K.'s most prominent composers for decades.

Invited to write a new work for Houston's Rothko Chapel, the composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey created a work that is both intimate and vast, like those Mark Rothko paintings.

She's the first woman to score a Disney animated feature, and a history-making Oscar nominee. But most importantly, Franco is a drummer, who brings a jam-band attitude to a by-the-book industry.

The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday.

San Antonio-based composer visited Classical Connections this month to talk about navigating the territory of modern and approachable music, and about future events for San Antonio and Texas composers.

A new album, marking the Russian composer's 90th birthday, is packed with probing works for huge symphonic forces.

His works debuted at a public memorial earlier this month in St. Louis, where families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 were present.

The Symphony of the Hills opens their season with a brand new commissioned piece by Ethan Wickman.

"I love neon... the rose is a Texas rose," explains composer Nathan Felix about the title of his latest work, "Black Neon Rose," inspired by American impressionist painters.