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Sing We Now of Christmas
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The Heart of the Matter

Pop, soul and doo-wop come together on 23-year-old CHRIS RUGGIERO's first Christmas album. Underneath Ruggiero's impressive voice is something else: pure, unadulterated heart.
by David McGee
 
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Features / News
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Beautiful Music: Mr. Disney, Annette and ‘Tutti’

Part 2 of a two-part tribute to the late ANNETTE FUNICELLO, who died of multiple sclerosis at age 70 on April 8. This installment focuses on Annette's studio work with producer TUTTI CAMARATA.
by David McGee
 
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Classical Perspectives
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Fleshing Out New Dimensions in Bach’s Music

On his new album, lutenist HOPKINSON SMITH is fleshing out new dimensions of J.S. Bach's Suites nos. 4, 5 and 6 in what he describes as a 'non-violent approach.' Review and interview herein.
by David McGee
 
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Sing We Now of Christmas
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Home is Where the Heart Is

On HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, vocalist JAN DALEY offers a little something for all tastes here, ranging from an opportunity to luxuriate in seasonal romance even as the program gently reminds listeners of why we’re here in the firs...
by David McGee
 
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Reviews
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The Elite Half Hundred of 2016, Part 1

Fifty albums that made life worth living in 2016. Part 1.
by David McGee
 
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Talking Animals
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The Dog Aging Project: All Pooches Invited

'They age like us." Dr. Daniel Promislaw has some news about your aging canine.
by David McGee
 
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Classical Perspectives
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Voices Out of the Shadows

Continuing to champion the work of women composers, RAPHAELA GROMES delivers a double-CD triumph in FEMMES.
by David McGee
 
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Spotlight Album
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Report From the Mountaintop

LYNDA RANDLE's 10-song housewrecker, 'Down by the Riverside,' comes straight out of the country church, with the artist backed by decidedly roots country soundscapes.
by David McGee
 
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