The composer developed and debuted "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Barrington Stage and launched long, ...

Celebrated composer and lyricist William Finn, 73, passed away on Monday, April 7, his rep confirmed to multiple publications. Initially, the representative didn’t disclose a cause of death to any of ...

In collaboration with the artist, an installation called Revivification examines ideas of creativity and the moral quandary ...

A New Brain, inspired by William Finn's personal experiences, is a medical tragedy seen through the iris of a Looney Tunes short. After struggling composer Gordon Michael Schwinn (Jonathan Groff ...

A new art installation project in Australia ... of the late experimental American composer Alvin Lucier, creating a sort of brain that continuously composes music on the fly with its errant electrical ...

When Mary Steenburgen woke up from minor arm surgery in 2007, her brain was “only music,” an odd result that lead her to a new songwriting career — and one that may earn her another Oscar.

Listening to favorite music activates the brain’s opioid system, which is involved in feelings of pleasure and pain relief, according to a new PET imaging study.