Jessie Montgomery (1981- ) began sketching ideas for Strum as a string quintet in 2006 and revised it for string orchestra in 2012.

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) was an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist who operated across multiple genres.

Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Switzerland in 1934 and premiered it himself at the piano!

It’s hard to imagine a more generally well known composer or piece of classical music than Ludwig van Beethoven and his Symphony No. 5.

Dmitri Shostakovich is one of the most influential and revered composers of the 20th century, and his Symphony No. 5 holds a similar place o

Tchaikovsky’s sudden death at the age of 53 just 9 days after the premiere of his Symphony No. 6 is surrounded in controversy to this day!

Gustav Mahler's (1860-1911) Symphony No. 1 is one of his best known works, even though it got off to a rocky start...

Claude Debussy composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun in 1894.  It was premiered that same year in Paris!

Ludwig van Beethoven’s astonishing Symphony No. 9 is widely recognized as his most popular and frequently performed work.

Stacy Garrop & Catherine Beeson talk "Glorious Mahalia for string quartet and tape" & more!