NPR's Ari Shapiro catches up with Brazilian composer and pianist André Mehmari, who improvised a nearly 30-minute version of the All Things Considered theme song. The Brazilian composer and pianist ...

Our first piece takes inspiration from Harmoniemusik, a type of wind ensemble from the 18th century. In a similar vein, Kramer’s composition mimics this early style of repertoire with elegant and ...

New York City Ballet has announced their 2021 Digital Season programming for the week of March 1-6, which will focus on George Balanchine's Theme and Variations. The ballet will be the second to be ...

The Caramoor estate in Katonah, N.Y. is at its busiest in the summer, with its celebrated music festival, but the colder months offer occasional musical treats there as well. On Saturday night the ...

HIS theme is the development of an artist; his variations are the impact upon an artist by life. Suppose a sculptor, assistant to Phidias, who had worked on the frieze of the Parthenon and known the ...

The Brazilian composer and pianist Andre Mehmari has always played with the concept of theme and variation. He did a whole album of variations on Beatles tunes. (SOUNDBITE OF ANDRE MEHMARI'S "HERE ...