Listening to classical music brings great developmental benefits to children: mind skills, concentration, abstraction, imagination and peace of mind (which can be invaluable in our stressful society ...

Despite the popularity of "The Mozart Effect" it's not a given that listening to classical music will make your kids any smarter. But if you or your children are trying to tune out distractions like ...

All last week on this blog we asked the question: How do we best hook kids up with classical music? We asked you, along with a few prominent musicians, and we got a broad variety of responses — from ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Two questions every orchestra is asking these days: How do we get younger audience members to realize classical music isn’t ...

in a way that would get them interested and let them have fun at the same time. If you think it's easy to get three boys to sit through an afternoon of classical music on a Saturday in the spring, ...

Bonnie Witmer was in church recently when she heard a little girl nearby humming Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” The piano teacher took heart. “So parents are still introducing classical music to ...

The American Classical Orchestra and its Classical Music for Kids program celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019-2020 with the return of one of our most popular programs, “The Magic Recorder” at the ...

Lauren, Ashleigh and Christian Conner use their gift of music to raise money for the homeless by busking in the subway Lauren, Ashleigh and Christian Conner have been studying music since they were ...

There’s a sticker on the plastic-wrapped CD I’m holding that reads, “Produced by Phil Ramone.” The late, great producer, who died in 2013, has a name brand that few other music producers can rival: He ...

It’s rare for a classical musician today to have mainstream appeal and garner critical acclaim simultaneously. Selling out symphony halls but having star quality beyond them is fine line to walk, but ...