Ana Maria Locke is pursuing a DMA in clarinet performance at the University of Iowa...Ana is the editor and creator of the website VWCM...

I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Meg Freivogel, second violinist of the Jupiter String Quartet and artist-in-residence....

Ilse Weber was a multi-talented artist, author, poet, and composer born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1903.

Jessica Buford is an accomplished composer, writer, and scholar, with works ranging from novels and poetry, to choral works and chamber...

Pamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist making works for voice, electronic processing, samples, gesture-activated MIDI ...

"Being insistent and consistent about the hierarchy that you’re traveling to make a change will make all the difference."

As for Dett the composer, his work “reflects a great humanitarian, with lofty ideas about reconciliation and the unity of humankind…

Every once in a while, a viral video of a woman playing improvised jazz will show up ... every time I listen and watch in amazement

When I heard Smith’s violin sonata for the first time I couldn’t help but wonder why I’ve never heard of this music before. As a pianist...

Her music is full of tonalities and textures that invoke an array of human emotion. Some pieces uplifted, some burdened...

Grammy-nominated flutist, composer, and entrepreneur, Valerie Coleman has put her own personal stamp on the worlds of flute repertoire &...

Cultivate a sense of gratitude, and try to spend most of your time on things that you love....

This spotlight is a part of a series of self-care articles in which we hope to not only encourage our fellow musicians to take a break and

Barbara York: Concert Accompanist, Choral & Theatrical Music Director, Composer Meeting Barbara York at last year’s International Tuba...

It’s not just about the melody, especially now that I’m composing new music, it’s so much more...it’s texture, it’s sound, it’s exploring ne