Singer Rhiannon Giddens joins international music collective Silk Road ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary Blues," spiking the American folk song that Louis Armstrong popularized in the 1920s with Romani influence and mischievous...

Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer of the Baroque era and was very well known during his time as a performer and a teacher. One of the types of music that he like to compose was called “concerto”. A concerto is a type of composition...

Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership -- then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: the opera "U-Carmen eKhayelitsha"...

Music by Boyce, Arne and Geminiani. To be performed by a Royal Academy of Music historical performance ensemble. This is a part of the series of lectures and concerts, European Capitals of Music. Famous musical capitals provide the...

An investigation of the music composed for harp and strings by Ravel and Saint-Saëns. This...

Pupil outcome: I can read my graphic score and play my part in an ABA composition. Key learning points: - It is important to rehearse as an ensemble in order to perform together successfully. - Structure is the way the music is...

Fanny Mendelssohn was a german composer and pianist of the early romantic era. Born in 1805, she was the eldest of four children of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn. Her father was a very successful banker which meant that the family was...

In a sun-filled church in Stamford, Connecticut, a small group of young students sit with their musical instruments. Among them are many instruments you'd expect to see in a classroom—like violins and...

Earle Brown was a major force in contemporary music and the American avant-garde since the 1950s and the creator of open form, a style of musical construction greatly indebted to the works of Alexander Calder. In 1963 Brown and Calder...

MOT 1946: NEW YORK CITY: CHAMBER-MUSIC: *'Guilet Quartet' performance poster, LA WS Ensemble performing, SOT Four musicians playing three violins & cello, VS Musicians (David Guilet [1899-1990] on left).

View images related to the exhibition "Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500," on view at the Met November 25, 2008, through April 12, 2009ref='http://www.metmuseum.org/special/choirs_angels/images.asp'...

View images related to the exhibition "Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500," on view at the Met November 25, 2008, through April 12, 2009ref='http://www.metmuseum.org/special/choirs_angels/images.asp'...

A lecture on Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 104, commonly known as the 'London' Symphony, illustrated with live musical extracts of the piece. Music will be performed by the Baroque Ensemble from the Royal Academy of Music, including the...

This week Sarah shares some of the excellent responses to Bang on a Can's assignment to Find Your Band.

Tapping into the transformational power of costume, concept artist Machine Dazzle takes us on a maximalist journey through art, history and fashion. From a jaw-droppingly intricate '60s bouffant ensemble to a 24-hour show of extravagant...

An investigation into the performance style required by Corelli in his Op 5 solo violin sonatas and their arrangements as concertos by his pupil Geminiani. To be performed by a Royal Academy of Music historical performance ensemble. The...

Quixotic Fusion is an ensemble of artists that brings together aerial acrobatics, dance, theater, film, music and visual fx. Watch as they perform three transporting dance pieces at TED2012.

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the ROH Thurrock Community Chorus. Ensemble singing groups like this offer unique opportunities for meeting and creating with people from all walks of life. Find out more