After her daughter was born, the classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine started looking into the range of Berceuse or lullabies written for violin. During her research, Pine found over 150 of these ...

Overture Center's 2025 Lullaby Project is taking center stage with its captivat­ing melodies. The culmina­tion of months of creativity and collaboration is about to unfold in a new album. The album ...

Design: Auditory stimulation of preterm infants with music is used in many neonatal intensive care units for stimulation, calming or easing of pain. In accordance with studies in adults, we expected a ...

The days are getting shorter. And there's a little chill in the air as leaves fall and nature begins to slow down -- at least here in Washington. That feeling is reflected in a mellow mix of new ...

[Herald Interview] Inspired by his childhood memories, pianist Park Jong-hwa plays nostalgic and unforgettable traditional children’s lullabies on his new album and tour project “Nunaya.” Unveiled ...

Music has a spellbinding magic – to lull us to sleep, and to inspire us to delightful dreams and flights of imagination. From ancient melodies to tunes written afresh for children today, this album is ...

Hold the front page! It turns out that lullabies ease pain and anxiety in children. This story was reported yesterday – and as often happens, you wonder why anyone would think it was news. Isn’t that ...

These madrigals are musical settings of Renaissance Italian poetry, and they are miniature miracles. And I can’t imagine them ever being more beautifully sung. Under their inspired director Rinaldo ...

For those who have ever worried about drifting off during a classical music concert, composer Max Richter has created a piece specifically for that purpose. Sleep, an eight-hour piece which the the ...