Marin Alsop (born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist. She is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra.Alsop was born in New York City to professio
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James Lawrence Levine (lɨˈvaɪn; born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist. He is best known for his four decades as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. On leave since May 2011 due to multiple health problems, he returne
Continue reading >>Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986.[1] Kenny G is the biggest-selling inst
Continue reading >>Scott Joplin (c. 18671868 – April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed The King of Ragtime. During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime
Continue reading >>Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations,[2] 27
Continue reading >>Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American modernist[1] composer. He is one of the first American composers of international renown,[2] though Ives' music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperform
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