music

Being a singer can be confusing. And exhilarating. Just ask Gregory Carroll, who's had both experiences.

For years, the native of Des Moines, Wash., was a baritone, though some teachers believed him to be a tenor. Finally, Carroll followed the destiny of his voice with help from Jane…

You may have heard about the plans to dissolve the Western Washington University music library as a separate entity and absorb it into the Wilson Library, to be serviced by general library staff rather than music specialists. Sadly, it's all too true.

As things stand, a year from…

Double Czech, the opening concert of the 78th Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra season, features violinist Walter Schwede performing music by Dvorak and Smetana.

Schwede began studying violin when he was 8. He served as associate concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony…

Every year, the festival brings in guest directors from across North America to critique the bands and help them improve. This year the guest directors for the jazz bands are Randy Halberstand from Cornish College in Washington and Vern Dorge from Humber College in Toronto. The concert band…

Chinese-born Di Wu performs works by Debussy, Ravel and Gounod-Liszt at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at Western Washington University's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, then will offer a free class for young pianists.

Praised in The Wall Street Journal as a "musically mature…