Riccardo Muti is used to being praised, being wooed. After a recent New York Philharmonic concert he conducted at Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan, an elegant woman with long, dark hair serenaded him ...

Choirmaster John Rutter is an English composer who writes more Christmas carols and choral music than just about anyone on earth. Correspondent Vicki Mabrey found the maestro in a small church in ...

The much-loved master of English choral music talks about his strict composing regime ahead of the release of his new double album. Each morning at 10 o’clock, John Rutter sets off to a secluded ...

Hear John Rutter's early carol "Shepherd's Pipe" along with two carols from his new CD, performed with the Cambridge Singers. New holiday music gets written on a fairly regular basis, but rarely any ...

John Rutter showcases the harpsichord's origins in the Baroque era with his Suite Antique. We'll enjoy it during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Today, conductor, choral composer and one of the UK’s most-loved musicians shares his festive playlist with us. I start the day with Bach’s Christmas cantata Gloria in Excelsis, a reworking of some of ...

The Black Dyke Band celebrates Christmas with festive brass arrangements of John Rutter's music in Brass at Christmas, this week's Feature Album on ABC Classic. English composer and conductor Sir John ...

John Rutter unashamedly composes instantly memorable tunes. In a world where so many composers believe music is no longer primarily about melody, Rutter stands out as someone who defiantly bucks that ...

You'll be dancing along with John Rutter's Christmas Ballet, Dancing Day during our music today, starting at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

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