Despite the popularity of "The Mozart Effect" it's not a given that listening to classical music will make your kids any smarter. But if you or your children are trying to tune out distractions like ...

All last week on this blog we asked the question: How do we best hook kids up with classical music? We asked you, along with a few prominent musicians, and we got a broad variety of responses — from ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Two questions every orchestra is asking these days: How do we get younger audience members to realize classical music isn’t ...

The Park Ridge Civic Orchestra will merge offbeat theater and classical music Saturday during its annual Young People’s Concert at the Pickwick Theatre. The concert aims to make classical music more ...

(CBS News) While the merits of classical music are almost limitless, it is oftentimes a bit tricky to get kids to listen to and love it. With this problem in mind, one of our favorite experimental ...

Bonnie Witmer was in church recently when she heard a little girl nearby humming Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” The piano teacher took heart. “So parents are still introducing classical music to ...

The American Classical Orchestra and its Classical Music for Kids program celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019-2020 with the return of one of our most popular programs, “The Magic Recorder” at the ...

There’s a sticker on the plastic-wrapped CD I’m holding that reads, “Produced by Phil Ramone.” The late, great producer, who died in 2013, has a name brand that few other music producers can rival: He ...