Today's word of the day 'venust' is an archaic adjective meaning beautiful or graceful. This story explains its poetic roots ...

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Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories too When did ...

I arrived at Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville, Texas, in September 2023 and found my way to the gym of the lower school, where the K–5 students gather every morning. Usually the kids from one ...

Donnacha Dennehy, ‘Land of Winter’; Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, conductor (Nonesuch) How do you compose light? That was the task that the Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy took on in writing “Land ...

Classical music was once pop music. Audiences used to flock to concert halls and bask in the wonders of Le Nozze di Figaro or Turandot, hoping to hear a soprano bring the house down. They teared up ...

Learn how to pronounce player and coach names by listening to the audio of each respective player or coach pronouncing his name NBA.com Staff *This page will continue to be updated as audio content is ...

Ellohay, anday elcomeway otay isthay article-ay! Wait, don’t worry, your computer isn’t broken! That’s just Pig Latin, a “language” that has been confusing—and delighting—people for centuries. While ...

Sine die is Latin for “without a day.” It is used to mean adjournment when no further proceedings of a meeting are scheduled. So when the 2025 Legislature adjourned sine die late Friday, that means it ...

Jessica Harvey used to worship in a church with stained glass and a soaring ceiling. The Catholic parish gave Harvey and her family a sense of community as they settled into their new hometown in ...

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