music
Kendrick Lamar and other top moments of the 2016 Grammys
February 16, 2016A lot of it dragged but a few terrific performances and notable speeches and awards punctuated the slow-mo show.
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Singing the praises of a Portuguese Holocaust hero
January 26, 2016Five years ago the Sousa Mendes Foundation commissioned composer Neely Bruce to write an oratorio about the Portuguese rescuer.
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Unpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
January 13, 2016"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
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David Bowie, 1947-2016: Departure of the Cosmic Chameleon
January 13, 2016Bowie was an artist; a true original force that didn't stay still but progressed, shedding identities and modes of work and style to offer new canvases.
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Today in history: Remembering composer Aaron Copland
December 2, 2015His symphonies, ballet and film scores, songs and choral works became the American classical style, combining his formal studies of music with popular American genres such as folk and jazz.
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