Classical 101

Mary Hoffman became program director of WOSU-FM in 1966. Before her retirement thirty years later, Mary interviewed at length some of the greatest…

Two weeks after I arrived in Columbus twenty-five years ago, I was directed toward Mershon Auditorium for a concert given by the orchestra and chorus of…

Along with multiple concerts around Columbus this weekend, Classical 101 is keeping your calendar filled with the best Classical music with several…

If you can hum the Overture from the opening credits, the Imperial March is the ringtone for your mother, and John Williams is your version of Beethoven;…

For all of us who (attempted to) play the clarinet, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending time with someone who really can play the clarinet. I…

For all of us who (attempted to) play the clarinet, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending time with someone who really can play the clarinet. I…

The fatal attraction between a sorceress and a Christian Crusader in Lully's opera Armide is the very definition of angst. For a work written in 1686,…

President Obama has presented the National Medal of the Arts to ten organizations and individuals who are deserving of special recognition by reason of…

"Dr. Donald Harris is Professor Emeritus in the OSU School of Music, and an internationally recognized composer. He served as Dean of the College of the…

Danish composer Carl Nielsen wrote his Fourth Symphony at the height of the First World War. It is about "the elemental will to live." The title…