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My Brightest Diamond: Home Is Where The Art Is

Singer and songwriter Shara Worden studied opera and classical composition before starting the band, but her musical roots go back much further — to her upbringing in a family of evangelists outside Detroit.
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Aaron Copland's Forgotten Score Premieres At Last

The orchestral version of Quiet City is fairly well known, but there's more to this story. Another version has recently come to light.
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Non-Jamaican Reggae: Who's Making It And Who's Buying It

The new crop of reggae artists aren't actually from from Jamaica, but they are wildly successful.
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'Stairway To Heaven' Turns 40: Celebrate With 7 Covers

If you let down your guard, these reworkings of the epic will reward your time.
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And Then There Were Three: Universal Will Buy EMI

The storied label's recorded music and publishing arms will be divided and sold, trimming the number of major record labels to just three: Sony, Universal and Warner.
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Vets Write Music To Heal The Wounds Of War

A group of musicians in San Marcos, Texas, has started a songwriting workshop for returning vets.

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