The hills, I’m told, are alive with the sound of music. But based on my research, so are the lawns, the woods and even a few concert halls. Summer is a fine time to dig into light fare with your ...

With George Gershwin’s melancholy melody and DuBose Heyward’s colloquial poetry, the opening aria from ‘Porgy and Bess’ ...

When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn ...

Bryan Adams says his hit 'Summer of ’69' was never about the year 1969, confirming the true inspiration behind the 1980s ...

Pool parties and barbecues are soon going to be a thing of the past, replaced by fireside chats and hot cocoa sips. There’s still time to enjoy the last bits of summer, though, and the three songs ...

Classical music fans know how it is to arrive at a concert in the summer. There are people with picnic baskets, and folks in short pants and sandals. There are families with young children, sometimes ...