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Musician, educator and composer Bill McGlaughlin, host of the popular radio program Exploring Music, has passed away at the age of 82. News of his death was shared by his partner, jazz musician Karrin Alyson, with whom he has co-hosted B&K Cafe on WWFM The Classical Network since 2020. "It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of my beloved partner, Bill McGlaughlin.

Westminster Choir College this year has been marking its 100 years of history, which began in 1927 when conductor and music educator John Finley Williamson opened the Westminster Choir School in Dayton, Ohio. The celebrations will culminate May 15 with an Anniversary Chapel Service at Princeton University Chapel, which will bring together alumni to sing with the current members of the college’s combined choirs.

The Cincinnati Pops' latest recording, released last month, features the musical sounds of the Harlem Renaissance and the jazz styles it gave rise to. The tracks include classics by Black Composers, such as Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady and W.C.Handy’s St. Louis Blues, modern arrangements, and a new composition by Carlos Simon inspired by a 1919 recording of Handy’s Memphis Blues.

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works. The copyrights of thousands of films, songs and books expire in 2025, making them instantly available for people to use, share and adapt.

It's been a year of high-profile food recalls. A deadly listeria outbreak led to a of Boar's Head deli meat. Contaminated onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders and organic carrots were linked to E. coli outbreaks. And in late November, federal authorities launched an investigation into cucumbers contaminated with salmonella.

Cadenza with David Osenberg Artist InterviewsContemporary Classical Music

Known for its Jazz Fest and classical series during the summer, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has gradually been expanding its year-round educational programs to reach broader audiences and make the arts more accessible to students in the region.

The indigenous musicians of South America quickly adopted and mastered the new instruments and art forms brought by Catholic colonists in the 16th century. Incorporating shawms, dulcians, and sackbuts into their own musical culture, they became proficient performers and composers in the European polyphonic style. In this performance, Philadelphia-based Piffaro performs some of the music that came from this musical cross-pollination. * Note special time of 4 pm Friday.

Symphony in C, a professional training orchestra in Camden, NJ, recently appointed Israeli-born Noam Aviel as its new Music Director. Aviel, a former assistant and associate conductor with the San Antonio Symphony, has a particular interest in introducing the musicians and audiences to works by lesser-known composers, and the symphony's next season features a mix of works by well-known composers including Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn, as well as pieces by Florence Price and Henriette Renié.

Our roster of regular Sounds Choral hosts shares works by American composers this Sunday (7/2 at 2 pm). As a summer "assignment," our regular Sounds Choral hosts - James Jordan, Steven Sametz, Ryan James Brandau, Deborah Simpkin King, Gabriel Crouch, Ethan Sperry and Amanda Quist - were asked to select a piece of choral music by an American composer.