Music and Society

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Classical California

Classical Californians: Vincent Womack | Tune in Wednesday at 7pm!

Meet Vincent Womack, the music director at Foshay Learning Center, was also the on-screen conductor in the movie The Last Repair Shop.

The Favorite Eats of Classical Composers

Explore the culinary preferences of famous composers like Rossini, Mozart, Hildegard, Chopin, and Satie, and how food influenced their lives and works.

Classical Californians: Lina González-Granados

Lina González-Granados, resident conductor of the Los Angeles Opera is this week's Classical Californian

Classical Californians: Jeremy Cohen

This week's Classical Californian is violinist Jeremy Cohen, founder of Quartet San Francisco

Five Influential Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Musicians and Composers

In recognition of AANHPI Heritage Month, Classical California celebrates the contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander musicians and composers. The AANHPI umbrella includes diverse traditions, identities, and ethnicities, including East Asian, South Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and many others.