Around the U.S.

By John W. Lambert

UNCG’s Focus on Piano Literature has, since 1990, drawn pianists, piano teachers, and piano music enthusiasts to Greensboro for in-depth study. This year’s edition focused on the music of Gabriel Fauré.

By MCANA Critics

Comprehensive coverage of the 2011 production includes Jeff Dunn on Leitmotifs, John W. Barker on Cosima Wagner and reviews by Susan Brodie, Robert Markow and Jens R. Laurson.

By Paul Hertelendy

A tribute to the late New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

By John W. Barker

”Early music” – generally, music composed up to 1750 – is certainly a familiar commodity in south-central Wisconsin, thanks in part to the Madison Early Music Festival, which runs the second week of every July.