Another one of Mozart's musical miracles, his Symphony No. 41 in C major, the "Jupiter," is part of the great triptych of symphonies that marked the end of his symphonic output. “It is other-worldly ...

When composer Joan Tower went to Bennington College to study music, her teachers told her she needed to compose something. “So I wrote a piece,” she recalled recently, laughing, “and it was a disaster ...

Joan Tower's first major orchestral work, Sequoia, from 1981, opens with the boom of a massive gong and a fusillade of deafening cowbells. Like the statuesque redwoods of the title, the music looms ...

Few artists creating music today embody the passion and fire of Beethoven quite like America’s greatest living woman composer, the incomparable Joan Tower. From our World Premiere of her dynamic To ...

The Colorado Music Festival is a gathering of some of the best orchestral musicians from across the country. Each week throughout the summer, they perform some of classical music's greatest ...

Joan Tower's recent composition "A New Day" will be performed by cellist Raman Ramakrishnan and Albany Symphony on Nov. 16 and 17, 2024. The cello concerto is inspired by Tower's late husband, Jeff, ...

3 Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus Unveils SLAY BELLS RING Concert Lineup Hailed as "one of the most successful women composers of all time" (The New Yorker), Joan Tower is considered one of the most ...

When composer Joan Tower went to Bennington College to study music, her teachers told her she needed to compose something. Over the decadeslong process of trying to avoid disaster — composition was, ...