By Sue Gilmore The last time I saw violin soloist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg -- and the only time I've ever met her face to face -- she was flush with success and happily hobnobbing late at night in a Sacramento restaurant with string players from the orchestra that had just supported her turn with the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.

LEWISTON - A trio led by pianist-composer Danilo Perez, whom The New York Times called "one of the best things that happened to jazz around the turn of the millennium," will open the 2008-09 Bates College Concert Series Thursday, Sept. 11.

By Gerald M. Gay, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 1--Editor's note: This summer, we are taking a look at the people who make the arts a reality, from the audience to the artists behind the scenes. This week: classical guitarist Gabriel Ayala.

By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jul. 11--The contemporary classic guitar duo Dos Americas will showcase Latin American and original compositions during concerts in Pueblo and Canon City.

By John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune Apr. 9--Film music has been much on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's mind of late. Last weekend brought a program of Bernard Herrmann scores written for films by Alfred Hitchcock and other famous directors.