Music
This week in history: Bernstein records Blitzstein’s WWII Airborne Symphony
October 24, 2016Movements from the Airborne Symphony can be heard on YouTube, such as “The Ballad of Hurry Up."
Read moreMajor symphony orchestras force musicians to strike
October 7, 2016Pittsburgh, Fort Worth orchestras are still out; Philly settles; Allentown to vote.
Read moreYusuf/Cat Stevens returns to the New York stage
October 5, 2016The sold out September concerts revealed the strong desire fans had to welcome the performer back to New York.
Read moreToday in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
December 16, 2013He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
Read moreAmerica the Beautiful a call to struggle
September 17, 2004In 1893, a 34-year-old English teacher from Massachusetts rode a mule to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado. As she stood at the summit, she beheld the vista of the Great Plains spreading out to...
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