After a car accident left clarinetist Christine Blue in a coma, her doctors weren’t even sure she’d wake up. Pioneering music therapists worked to painstakingly build up her memory and return her to the instrument.
A modern piano has over 12,000 components. What does it take to keep one of these instruments in working order?
The Colburn School’s Summer Encounter is an intensive two-week camp for arts-hungry kids. In its 15th year, the program offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of art disciplines.
There's value in having knowledge of the humanities -- no matter what you're doing, whether it's playing a violin or writing code.
Born Walter Aptowitzer, composer Walter Arlen left Nazi-occupied Austria in 1939 for the United States at age 18. In Los Angeles, Arlen would become a prominent music critic but stash away his original works for many years. In recent times, an effort h...
The composition that launched Igor Stravinsky to stardom also allowed him to earn American citizenship and make a home in Los Angeles for 30 years.