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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Woods Hole scientists discovered the song while digitizing old audio recordings last year. The recording was on a well-preserved disc created by a Gray Audograph, a kind of dictation machine used in the 1940s.

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Associated PressJuly 30, 2025

In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy

Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025

Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

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Keegan MorrisJuly 29, 2025

New Releases Jul. 29: Sax Phenom Jess Gillam & Shakespeare

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening.

Associated PressNovember 3, 2025

The healing power of song may sound intuitive given music’s deep roots in human culture. But the science of whether and how music dulls acute and chronic pain — technically called music-induced analgesia — is just catching up.

Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83

Associated PressOctober 29, 2025

A winner of two Grammy awards, the Chicago-born DeJohnette began his musical life as a classical pianist before pivoting to the drums.

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New Releases Jul. 22: American Music, Bacewicz, León, Rachmaninoff, Silvestrov

Keegan MorrisJuly 22, 2025

American composers, and explorations of works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tania León, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Valentin Silvestrov.

Acclaimed conductor Roger Norrington dead at age 91

Associated PressJuly 21, 2025

Over his five-decade career, he had leadership roles with ensembles that include Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra and New York's Orchestra of St. Luke's.

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A Fond Farewell to Kerry Frumkin: A Vital Voice for WFMT

Keegan MorrisJuly 18, 2025

“Music was always my love. And if I wasn’t going to be able to make music myself, I was going to make sure to be a good and informed listener. The importance was being able to share what I love with other people.”

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