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Bubonic plague wiped out nearly half of Europe, but our own continent is no stranger to epidemics. Smallpox decimated the native population; yellow fever,…

[VIDEO DEAD] Renee Fleming fills concert halls wherever she goes. She is one of those musicians whose reputation and name recognition extends far beyond…

June 8 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the greatest Romantic composers. Although in his later years he was troubled by…

Fifth Avenue Famous: The Extraordinary Story of Music at St. Patrick's Cathedral by Salvatore Basile is a marvelous, entertaining read. Basile, a cantor…

There's a really big full moon coming Saturday, March 19. It's the largest in about twenty years, in fact. It has to do with the moon's elliptical orbit;…

ONE-OFF EVENT Are you an "amateur" pianist, aged 35 or older, eager to perform for an audience? Would you like to be a judge of such an event? If so, this…

Happy Birthday to Antonio Vivaldi, "The Red Priest," as he was called for his auburn hair. Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4th, 1678 and died in 1741.…

As you may have noticed, I have a keen interest in new and different approaches to old favorites. My Mom would tell you it's just my short attention span,…

The Marine Band will perform at 9 a.m., Monday, April 5 at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Tickets were distributed through an online lottery system,…

[VIDEO IS DEAD] What makes a melody stick in our minds? Sometimes it's the circumstances in which we first heard it, or maybe the person or people we…