Born in Prague in 1770 and raised solely by his mother who had no interest in educating him, Anton Reicha ran away from home at age 10 to his paternal uncle who raised and educated him in music. By 20 ...

Reicha for windsYes, the notoriously grouchy Beethoven had friends. One was fellow composer Anton Reicha (REYE-kuh). We'll take you to New York's Lincoln Center to hear Reicha's Wind Quintet op. 88, ...

Born in Prague in 1770 and raised solely by his mother who had no interest in educating him, Anton Reicha ran away from home at age 10 to his paternal uncle who raised and educated him in music. By 20 ...

Stanwood native Jeff Eldridge will be joined by four other members of the Spiritus Winds quintet Sunday for a performance that will celebrate music by two composers who were born 250 years ago: Ludwig ...