Classical music is finding new listeners among younger generations. Streaming apps, movies, video games, social media, and live concerts have made classical sounds easier to discover. Younger listeners also care less about strict music labels. They may enjoy a piano piece, a film score, a pop song, and orchestral work in the same playlist.

This change is helping grow a modern classical audience with fresh tastes and new ways of enjoying music.

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Music can sound new when familiar instruments are placed together in unexpected ways. Instead of using only standard groups, contemporary composers can mix different instruments to create new tones, textures, and moods.

A flute with two cellos, a flute with bassoon, or a saxophone quartet with a wind ensemble can produce a sound unlike a traditional group. Roger Briggs’ works include several such combinations across chamber, vocal, orchestral, and wind music.

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