Classical music is strapped for cash and moral support – yet the creativity and determination in the face of that deserves several very loud cheers ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 16: In 1786, German chorister Konrad Kocher was born. He was the composer of the tune "For the Beauty of the Earth" and helped popularize four-part singing in churches.

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking ...