A host of popular styles is packed into Samuel Barber's Excursions," Op. 20, which tests a player's technical and expressive resources. Myer didn't sweat a bit bringing suavity to the collection, and ...

We often hear the phrase “the local music scene,” but what exactly does that mean? The short answer is we all probably define it differently. St. Cloud has never had a shortage of musicians, and you ...

In August 1952, when John Cage premiered his landmark composition 4’33”, the guy who sat at the piano occasionally turning a page but never hitting any keys was David Tudor. An avant-garde pianist and ...

The purpose of a loudspeaker is to be loud and clear. Perfect drivers and cabinets should have no effect on the audio other than to amplify it. Such was the promise of high fidelity in the middle of ...