Seventy year-old sopranos reaching but never quite making the high notes, tenor sections, consisting of a handful of men and capable altos, a muddled brass quintet undermining “Joy to the World” with missed entrances, and miscast youth productions of Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar are some of the vague memories I have of church music from my childhood…

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Cuban-born conga player and percussionist who died on Saturday at a Miami hospital

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Members of the chamber music community gather in New York City

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Pack a roll of quarters and head to New Media Gallery to experience Seattle-based composer Trimpin’s Klavier Nonette, an exhibit that allows viewers to insert a quarter and choose from 40 compositions for 9 toy pianos that are…

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Last week, the San Francisco Opera announced that John Adams has been commissioned for a full-length opera called Doctor Atomic based on the life of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, developer of the atomic bomb. Adams will collaborate with…