The Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Quincy Choral Society will present "A German Requiem" by Johannes Brahms at 4 p.m. Nov. 2.

This new book about Samuel Barber’s famous, eloquently mournful “Adagio for Strings” is 262 pages long. About one-fourth of those pages are eminently worthy of the music lovers’ careful attention. In ...

Judy DiGregorio died on Dec. 5. A frequent columnist for The Oak Ridger, she was the author of several books of humor and spoke at many area clubs.

One of the 20th century’s significant composers is being remembered today for his 100th birthday. Samuel Barber was born in West Chester in 1910, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in ...

Samuel Barber’s three mid-century concertos — for violin, piano and cello — formed a centerpiece of this summer’s Aspen Music Festival Theme, “Being American,” the final two coming in featured ...

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) is one of the greatest classical American composers of the 20th century. His music is greatly loved for its rich complexity, depth of feeling, and beautiful craftsmanship.

American composer Samuel Barber would have been 100 years old Tuesday. He was a favorite with musicians and audiences, but Barber's music didn't fare as well with critics, who tended to write it off ...