Holly Chung, Ph.D.

The Story Behind “The Star-Spangled Banner”

One of this year's more surprising news stories was around the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the famed poet whose words became the lyrics of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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.

The Real (House)wives of Classical Music: The Women Behind Bach, Schumann and Mahler

The wives of J.S. Bach, Robert Schumann, and Gustav Mahler were talented musicians, long unacknowledged.

Curtis Stewart: Beyond Genre

Four-time Grammy-nominated Violinist Curtis Stewart is a rare musician who comfortably inhabits classical, jazz, and pop spaces all at once. The son of a Greek jazz violinist and an African-American jazz tuba player, Stewart also embraces multiple cultural identities that profoundly inform his work as a composer and performer.

Bridging Traditions: Mariachi and Classical Music

The intersection of Mexican popular music and Classical traditions

The Many Lives of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony