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Does the thought of seven consecutive hours of nothing but opera on Classical 101's wonderful airwaves strike you with joy, pity, mirth, fear, revulsion…

There is not much more impressive-looking in a living room or on stage than a Steinway grand piano, not to mention what comes out of it in the hands of…

Marilyn Horne and I had a dear friend in common. Our friend died last fall after a long illness. I came to know Marilyn as a warm-hearted and generous…

I had never heard of jazz singer Jimmy Scott until I happened upon his obituary a few days ago. Scott died on June 12, 2014 at the age of 88. The next…

A recent ProMusica Chamber Orchestra concert combined two of my favorite things...great music - and laughter. It was an opportunity to allow a peek behind…

Giuseppe Verdi turns 200 this October. He died in 1901. Here are a few seconds from his funeral, as the cortege leaves the Milan Cathedral and passes by…

Experimentation has brought the world wonderful things - light bulbs, automobiles, airplanes, the ability to deep fry an entire turkey. Ok, maybe the…

Skunk Bear's latest video celebrates the hundreds of pictures taken by the New Horizons space probe over the past decade.

It's not everyday one reads a news story that warms the heart with happiness. Here's mine. We've been following Sylvia McNair's opera career for many…

Italian-born classical violinist and music director of the New Century Orchestra Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs at Denison University in Granville,…