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Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

Sanders, who launched his career playing alongside John Coltrane in the 1960s, died in Los Angeles early Saturday.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 8, 2017

Conductor, MacArthur ‘Genius’ Marin Alsop Explains Why There Aren’t More Women on the Podiums

Stephen RaskauskasMay 5, 2017

This Waltz Once Attributed to Strauss Is Actually by Indigenous Mexican Composer Juventino Rosas

Angelica LasalaMay 5, 2017

How Lydia Mendoza, the First Queen of Tejano Music, Crossed Borders and Shaped a Tradition

Gelb’s contract as Met Opera head extended through 2026-27

Associated PressNovember 26, 2019

A former recording executive and television producer, Gelb was hired by then-Met Chairwoman Beverly Sills in October 2004 to take over two seasons later.

Mister Rogers Remembered by His Former Music Director [Video]

Keegan MorrisNovember 24, 2019

For many of us, just hearing the lyrics "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood," is enough to transport us back to our childhoods.

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“Females Disrupting The Tap World” Explore Dance, Art, and Gender with New “Hansel and Gretel”

Angelica LasalaMay 3, 2017

For jorsTap Chicago, a company that describes itself as “females disrupting the tap world,” dance functions not only as a storytelling medium but as a way to create safe spaces. The company’s latest project is a gender-inclusive re-telling of Hansel and Gretel created in collaboration with multimedia artist David Lee Csicsko. The original tale of a brother and sister who ...

This Amazon Parrot Singing “‘O Sole Mio” Along With Pavarotti Is All of Us When We Try to Sing Opera

Galilee AbdullahMay 3, 2017

Many musicians have performed the internationally beloved Italian song “‘O Sole Mio.” One songbird, a parrot in fact, performs the Neapolitan tune as a duet with the great Luciano Pavarotti. Composer Eduardo di Capua and lyricist Giovanni Capurro published their composition “‘O Sole Mio” in 1898. Since, it has been recorded by many artists including Andrea Bocelli and Elvis Presley. ...

Hearing These Merry Lads Sing “Now Is the Month of Maying” Is the Best Way to Start Your Month

Stephen RaskauskasMay 1, 2017

May is the perfect time to hear the “merry lads” of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School sing outdoors.

Mornings with Jan Weller