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Christmas Magic Unfolds: Julien Cohen, Violin Phonix, Comité du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and Devialet Imagine an Unforgettable Musical Experience

Devialet launched the festive season with a spectacular event, marking a unique moment in the history of Christmas ...
The Arts Desk

Vox Luminis, Wigmore Hall review, the splendour of musical democracy

Vox Luminis, the vocal and instrumental group based in Namur and led by Lionel Meunier, continued their residency at the ...
The Arts Desk

Messiah, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Rousset, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - thrilling performance marked by ebullience and discipline

My goal was to take the Messiah as if it had been written yesterday,” the conductor and eminent French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset told Tom Service on Radio 3 on Saturday. “[It would be] as if ...
NPR

2 National Guard members in critical condition after 'targeted' attack in D.C., authorities say

Two West Virginia National Guard members were in critical condition after a shooting near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday — in what the city's mayor described as a "targeted" attack.
The Boston Globe

Former MIT scientist funded by Epstein made racist and sexist claims in private emails

Joscha Bach, an AI researcher, worked at the MIT Media Lab from 2014 to 2016. He was hired in large part because of Epstein’s donations. Joscha Bach, a former MIT Media Lab researcher whose work there ...
NPR

Chris Thile is taking Bach on location in latest recording

Grammy-winning mandolin player Chris Thile is out with a new album. This time he is taking the music of J.S. Bach to different locations. It's easy to think of classical music as being confined to a ...
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Canon in D Played on Violin Using Loop Pedal

All parts of Pachelbel’s Canon in D are performed on a single violin using a loop pedal. Layer by layer, the full arrangement builds into a rich and complete sound. #CanonInD #ViolinLoop ...
Wall Street Journal

Bach Is Back, With Two ‘New’ Works for Organ

It’s exciting news, if a bit niche: Researchers have attributed two new works to Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The announcement this week coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Bach Archive ...
BBC

Lost Bach pieces performed for first time in 320 years

Previously unknown organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach have been presented and performed in Germany for the first time in 320 years. Germany's Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer called the discovery of ...
CBS News

What the National Guard and federal law enforcement can and can't do in D.C.

Washington — President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia, as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.
Newsweek

Scientists Make World’s Smallest Violin

Scientists in the United Kingdom have made what may be the world's smallest violin, using advanced nanotechnology. The microscopic instrument, measuring 35 by 13 microns, and constructed from platinum ...