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Louise Dumont was studying piano and composition when she met a young flute student, Aristide Farrenc. They fell in love and ...

The classic spiritual conjures themes of freedom and resilience, which flow through a conversation between pianist Lara Downes and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.

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Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 4 began as music for his ballet The Prodigal Son. He reworked that story's tension and ...

Opponents of Connecticut’s controversial new affordable housing law challenged a proposed addition to the law at a Housing ...

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Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...