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Julia grew up dancing ballet to classical music, but it wasn’t until high school that her love for classical music truly blossomed.

Founded in 1995 by Everett McCorvey, the American Spiritual Ensemble teaches about the history and traditions of enslaved people in America through the power of music. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

A new CD of the complete string quartets of Steve Reich inspires Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel to bring us a full hour of the great 20th-century minimalist composers. As part of the program, Seel shares clips from his interview with Steve Reich about the new recording. In the second hour, it's the opposite of minimalism, as we hear modern composers embracing romanticism.  

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor talks about his latest recording, ‘Schumann & Brahms,’ which explores the fascinating relationship among Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

Composer Steve Reich's contributions to contemporary classical music are incalculable, yet he says he never would have written one of the core forms of classical music — a string quartet — if he hadn't been asked to by the esteemed Kronos Quartet. In the wake of a recent recording of Reich’s complete string quartets, Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel speaks with the composer about his unlikely history with the form and his unusual approach to it.

Looking for the perfect soundtrack for St. Patrick's Day? Our specially selected classical playlist will add an Irish flair to your festivities and take you on a musical journey to the Emerald Isle.

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with guest host Bill Morelock, showcases scores from movies that were nominated, but never won the Oscar for “Best Original Score” including “Citizen Kane,” “On the Waterfront,” “Cleopatra” and more.

Listen to this classical music special that does double duty and looks at music from Ireland, with an emphasis on women composers and performers, as well as music with female themes.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, violinist Lara St. John continues her fight for women in the world of classical music with her latest recording, ‘♀she/her/hers.’

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for March 10, host Steve Staruch plays music to celebrate daylight saving time, rings in spring with a request for Elena Kats-Chernin’s Wild Swans and is joined by Project DJ co-host Ana Freeberg.