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Handel Messiah

Music & Literature

The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners 250 years after the composer's death
December 2009 | By Jonathan Kandell

Also see: At Moab, Music Among the Red Rocks | Lifting their Voices

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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Real Places Behind Famously Frightening Stories

’Tis the spectral season, when darkness approaches sooner, and chilly temperatures bring folks around hearths--literally and figuratively--to tell ghost stories. Light your pumpkin and read about the real places behind some of the world’s classic spooky tales.
October 2009 | By Robin T. Reid

Hazel Scott

Hazel Scott’s Lifetime of High Notes

She began her career as a musical prodigy and ended up breaking down racial barriers in the recording and film industries
October 2009 | By Karen Chilton

Harold Arlen

A Depression-
Era Playlist

Poet David Lehman provides a list of his favorite songs from the 1930s, including works by Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and others
October 2009 | By David Lehman

Irving Berlin

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

Poet David Lehman talks about the brilliant Jewish composers and lyricists whose work largely comprises the great American songbook
October 2009 | By Jamie Katz

The Temptations Motown

Motown Turns 50

For years, the recording industry excluded black artists. Along came Motown, and suddenly everyone was singing its tunes
September 2009 | By Marian Smith Holmes

Jewish bluegrass banjo

Jewish Bluegrass

Lovers of the banjo, fiddle and mandolin blend cultural identity and religious faith to create a uniquely American sound
September 2009 | By Jen Miller

Bronte Trail

The Full Brontë

The British countryside is home to the real sites behind Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and other works by the literary sisters
September 2009 | By William Ecenbarger

Lester Young

Lester Young Turns 100

Billie Holiday’s favorite musician, jazz great Lester “Prez” Young brought a hip, freewheeling sensibility to his saxophone playing
August 2009 | By Jamie Katz

Hunter S Thompson

Great Road Trips in American Literature

From Twain to Kerouac to Bryson, writers have found inspiration in hitting the road and traveling the United States
August 2009 | By Abby Callard

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie Reminisces About Woodstock

The folk musician talks about his new album – a lost recording of a solo concert held days before the legendary music festival
July 2009 | By Jeff Campagna

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