eortiz@sacbee.com (Edward Ortiz)

Amelia Carter, 8, gets a lesson in flute lip positioning from Julian Dixon of the Sacramento Philharmonic at the recent Race for the Arts festival.Exposure to music can makes kids more empathetic, a recent study has found. The University of C...

Daniel Peng, then 12, of Folsom bows his violin during the Mondavi Center's Young Artists Competition at UC Davis in 2009.When the Mondavi Center and its Young Artists Competition issued its first call for applicants in 2007, a scant 20 applied....

Christian Baldini, shown conducting the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, will direct the Camellia Symphony starting in September while continuing to lead the UC Davis group.The half-century mark is proving to be a crossroads for the Camellia Symphony...

Writer Eben Burgoon, left, and artist Dan Bethel went to the same high school but didn't meet until years later, after they had come to Sacramento.Cleaning up the mess left by America's super-spies is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Th...

Flutist Cathie Apple performs in the courtyard at the Harvey House restaurant in Old Sacramento, to an appreciative group of diners.Forget the prim concert stage. High-priced concert tickets? Forget those too. And don't even think about w...

Paul Galbraith will perform on his eight-string guitar in March.The new season just announced at the Three Stages performing arts complex in Folsom solidifies the venue as a top-flight destination for classical guitar in the region. The 2-yea...

Peter Jaffe conductor of the Auburn SymphonyWhen Stockton Symphony conductor Peter Jaffe first encountered the musicians of the Auburn Symphony in March, he said, he felt a certain electricity in the air. It was tinged with deep sadness. Jaff...

By some accounts, there are 50 million students studying the piano in China. For the cream of the crop, the dream is to establish a presence in the West with a breakout concert or competition win, or by landing a scholarship at a noted conservatory. ...

Dancers of Ballet Folklorico Nube de Oro kick up their heels Saturday during the all-day celebration of La Raza Galeria Posada's new location at Miller Park.La Raza Galeria Posada introduced the public Saturday to its latest incarnation in its 40...

Ed Cho beats a drum with the Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band & Temperance Society in the Sacramento Music Festival parade on Saturday, May 26. River Cats games and weather were cited as possible factors in lower attendance figures.This year's 20...