Easley Blackwood Jr. composes music, and palindromes, with spirit and precision.

Spectrograms help explain the complex color of the singer’s ever-changing sound.

A composer and an astrophysicist embrace feeling lost in space.

Violinist and teacher Joel Smirnoff searches for culture in music.

Mike Michaels, X’61, explains how he was a fly on the wall in the creation of the greatest song in the history of rock and roll.

As fans flock to new music, some surprising cities lead the way.

An evening of Brazilian song debuts the Logan Center penthouse.