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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…

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.

Anytime someone utters the words Classical Music, the image most have is some guy in a powdered wig with a dour expression writing music in the 18th…

If you've ever asked yourself that question, you know it's a tough one to answer. The Pianola Institute has provided us with some amazingly good qualityÂ…

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

This is Wagner's bicentennial year. He was born on May 22, 1813. By the time of his death 70 years later he had given the world his music dramasTristan…

British composer Sir William Walton (1902-1983 tends to get lost between Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten. Walton lacked the jingoism of Elgar and the…