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Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”

Associated PressMay 8, 2019

Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’

Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2019

Japan’s New Emperor is a Violist

Associated PressMay 7, 2019

Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins Beverly Sills Artist Award

Video: An All-French Concert From Violinist Rannveig Marta Sarc & Pianist Victor Asunción

Keegan MorrisJanuary 20, 2021

On a frosty January afternoon, violinist Rannveig Marta Sarc and pianist Victor Asunción joined forces for a concert of French classical music from the turn of the 20th century.

behind the scenes shot of Ed O'Keefe interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris

Bach, Borge, Biden: Ed O’Keefe, the CBS News White House Correspondent Who Came To Play

Candice AgreeJanuary 20, 2021

From the age of 3, CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe toiled at a keyboard—not in typing, as unintended preparation for his 13 years at the Washington Post, but in studying classical piano.

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Classically Cuban

Yireen AlbertoApril 29, 2019

Skirts sway at Tio Pedro’s party as my partner spins me to the lively salsa music. Tio Hector then pulls out the congas and maracas, adding flair to the song as friends join in to play along. The floor creaks with the steps of people dancing to the rhythm in the summer heat. Being a first-generation Cuban-American woman of color, ...

Metropolitan Opera fetes Plácido Domingo golden anniversary

Associated PressApril 29, 2019

Plácido Domingo has starred on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a whopping 50 years — and is still singing, amazingly, at age 78.

CSO Contract Ratified, Strike Ends After 7 Weeks

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2019

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike has ended and a new, five-year contract through September 2023 has been ratified, the CSO musicians and management have confirmed.

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