Classical Roots News Today

UMich announces Spring Commencement speakers and five recommended recipients for honorary degrees, who will be honored at Spring Commencement

That warmth in the air means your winter fun is coming to an end. But there's still some time for winter activities.

French singer, actress and fashion icon Jane Birkin died 39 years after inspiring the first line of Hermès birkin handbags.

Founded in 1972 in Detroit, the Brazeal Dennard Chorale is a cultural gift that keeps giving as the group celebrates its 50th anniversary.

George Shirley's week of performances across Cincinnati will add another first to a long list in his career. He'll be the first artist to perform with the four major classic music groups.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops announced details for the 2023-24 season, Louis Langrée’s eleventh and final season as Music Director of the Orchestra.

Gershwin & The Planets Holst’s The Planets has a gravity all its own—from the merciless rhythms of Mars to the magnificence of Jupiter. Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory acts like a musical telescope—in her words, exploring "some very large spaces…chaos and clarity.” Michelle Cann, former CSO MAC Music Innovator and featured soloist on the 20th anniversary of Classical Roots, is known for delivering “knockout” performances (Philadelphia Inq...

Common Academy Award, Emmy and GRAMMY-winning artist, actor, author, and activist, Common joins the Pops and Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton for a special one-night-only performance! After dazzling a sold-out crowd with the CSO at Classical Roots in 2016, the legendary R&B and hip-hop icon takes the stage at Music Hall to make his debut with the Pops.

With BLINK in the rearview mirror, there is a lot of making up for lost time this week. No rest for the curious — there’s a lot of cool stuff to sample.

Common, who wrote his first rap song at the age of 12 in Cincinnati, will make his Cincinnati Pops debut on Tuesday, October 25, under the direction of Pops Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton.