Carlos Simon, the Boston Symphony’s new composer chair, talks with WCRB’s Brian McCreath about his musical and personal roots in the churches of his family, his hopes and plans with the BSO — ...

In 1968, Wendy Carlos released SWITCHED-ON BACH, a collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the Moog synthesizer. The multiple Grammy award-winning album introduced people to the ...

You may not have any idea who Wendy Carlos is or what her groundbreaking debut album sounds like. You might not be familiar with the very strange musical instrument she helped introduce to the world ...

Wendy Carlos: A Biography, by Amanda Sewell. Oxford University Press. 264 pages. $34.95. Electronic music existed in the United States before the majority of Americans had access to electricity. The ...

The composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos at work in her New York recording studio in October 1979. As she broke new ground in her career and gained fame, Carlos faced ridicule and violent ...

1972 was a great year for synthesiser music. Some of the greatest electronic music performances ever come from this year Although the early seventies are seen in hindsight as something of "the dark ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by On the rise before the pandemic, Simon has shot to even greater prominence since. His next premiere commemorates the murder of George Floyd. By David ...

Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos has been performing for more than 50 years, recorded more than 55 albums and sold more than 120 million discs, but even those impressive numbers don’t hint at the ...