Meditations on the way songs affect us at the deepest level, and reflections on the joys of performing and composing.

The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was ...

“Spellbound,” produced by former Pixar boss John Lasseter, features original songs from Disney legend Alan Menken. • In “Interior Chinatown,” actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang plays a Chinese American ...