This work calls upon us to imitate God in order to bring God's presence into our lives and the lives of others. On Shemini Atzeret, we think about God seeking to linger in our presence because God needs us as much as we need God.
Joshua Bell is among the premiere violinists in the world. He is ultimately charismatic and the perfect guest artist for the SF Symphony's Centennial Gala.
Despite massive upheavals and not a lot of good news -- financial terror, vast corruption, and global and environmental disaster -- the world is still an infinitely magnificent place.
What is especially exciting is that the rationale for the Center has little to do with the millions of people who travel to Las Vegas every year to enjoy the hotels, gambling and shows for which Las Vegas has become famous.
French Impressions is a clever little title that brings three of the great works from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century French repertoire.
There is something feverish about listening to Cesar Franck. Something in this music takes you to another place. The hairs rise on the back of your neck. The response it evokes is physical as well as intellectual.
Even when times are good, you're going to see guys on the corner asking for money in return for the privilege of watching them struggle through "Free ...
To hear the tones bouncing from violinist Joshua Bell's strings is an experience in and of itself. To see the sweat form on his brow (and his vivacio...
Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, 42, returns to the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday with a program of Mahler and Bruch. The boyish classical sup...
The week of violinist Charlie Siem's Carnegie Hall performance, Music Unites will host a ticketed benefit concert with the British virtuoso at SPiN NY...
Music Unites will be hosting an event for Russian-Armenian violinist virtuoso Mikhail Simonyan and musicians from the New York Philharmonic on June 14...
It was just one year ago that New York-based charity Music Unites was founded by Michelle Edgar to support music education in underfunded inner city s...
Bach on the organ? Of course. On the cello? Naturally. On the violin? Sure. But Bach on the banjo? The ukelele? The mandolin? How about the glass harp? And let's not forget a cappella.
One of the most fascinating documentaries I've seen recently is Mike Lawrence's Bach and Friends. Bach is like a drug; once you experience your first high, you always want more.
On Januaury 25th, Joshua Bell invited the audience into his house for an evening of music and merriment benefiting two charities close to his heart, Music Unites and Education Through Music.
The worlds of science and the arts -- which don't frequently intersect -- will meet tonight in New York, at the opening gala of the World Science Festival.
The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten won the Pulitzer for Feature Writing for the delightful "Pearls Before Breakfast," an experiment in context, beauty, and willingness to ignore the rest of the world for the sake of your Blackberry.