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NPR Music's classical expert is an omnivorous listener, who treated the music of 2024 as sustenance for a year of zigzagging ...

The year 2024 was an emotional roller coaster. Wars kept rampaging, a tortured election season further divided an already ...

Discover a wide range of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic thrill rides and soaring voices to delicate baroque suites,... The year 2024 was an emotional roller coaster.

The Music: In this collection of suites and pieces by de Visée, Lindberg deploys a particularly large theorbo — a member of the lute family, in this case a spectacular five-footer that boasts a ...

The English poet John Masefield had that rare gift of being able to use a few carefully selected words to create a magical ...

Whether you unpack your last year's lights only to find half of them are dead or you just don't quite have the knack for stringing them on your tree, lighting your Christmas tree can be more ...

Join Emma Clarke to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. To listen on most smart speakers just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Breakfast." ...

Outdoor string lights can brighten a backyard patio space and make warm nights relaxing and festive. We researched more than 35 sets of lights and tested 14 sets in our own yards, and while many ...

Another fan-favorite regular stop for Billy Strings is the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida. Since making his debut there in March 2021 for his first concerts post-lockdown, St. Augustine has ...

[UPDATE 11/29/24]: Bluegrass superstar Billy Strings appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thanksgiving night for a performance of “Seven Weeks In County” from his latest album ...