The Berkshire Eagle

TANGLEWOOD REVIEW: Boston Symphony gives Philip Glass’ 'Lincoln' a radiant world premiere

The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere of Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 15, “Lincoln,” at Tanglewood, alongside a ...
The Forward on MSN

How a 198-year-old New Orleans synagogue became one of America’s fastest-growing Jewish communities

NEW ORLEANS — By the time a trumpet player rose from the pews, candy was already flying through the sanctuary. Children ...

You’ll Have to Read Quincy Jones’s Autobiography to Believe It

Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones’ is brimming with incredible anecdotes about the polymathic music savant, from his ...

At the Starkville Derby, wiener dogs reign as the 'South's smallest athletes'

The "world's largest wiener dog race" has drawn hundreds of dogs, thousands of spectators and international attention to the ...
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Connecticut musician eats 27 hot dogs at Nathan's contest, sets personal best

Jerome Burns, 34, of Danbury, placed 11th in the annual contest at Coney Island, N.Y.

Terrifying plane hijacking & George Michael’s secret health battle: Wham! lift lid like never before

IT was seen as total madness by many and a charade by others. But pop duo Wham!’s 1985 trip to China for two special concerts ...

Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.

Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love ...
Irish Mirror on MSN

'Putting the zing back into swing': An interview with Tom Cole Junior

Next Thursday, Tom will be showcasing his love for swing music at the National Concert Hall ...
Dublin Live on MSN

Tom Cole Junior putting the zing back into swing with major gig in National Concert Hall

Tom Cole Junior is performing at the National Concert Hall next week, with his unique style of swing combined with his ...
Education Week

What Were the Funniest Stories of the School Year? We Asked Educators

Working with kids all day, educators hear things that would never be uttered in a traditional office. Sometimes, students are ...

An ousted maestro, an angry orchestra, an uncertain financial future. The BSO faces the music.

That’s how long it’s been since Andris Nelsons, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has had a meaningful conversation ...

The Donk-ing of a Truth Machine

It’s billed by its creators, a company based in Manhattan called Risk Labs, as a “decentralized truth machine.” But for all its brainiac complexity, the oracle has proved exploitable. Dozens of livid ...