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Prokofiev, Conflicted: Great Composer or Great Compromiser?

SERGEI PROKOFIEV was a great composer, but was he also a great compromiser when it came to bowing to the demands of the Soviet regime, which viewed him as a threat to the people?

by David McGee

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A Jolly Holly Tunes Holiday

Guitarist WAYNE WILKINSON leads his seasoned trio through a mellow, invigorating jazz excursion, often improvisational , exploring the outer limits of some choice Yuletide evergreens.

by David McGee

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Otherworldly Sensations of Time and Space

A COSMIC RHYTHM WITH EACH STROKE, by VIJAY IYER and WADADA LEO SMITH, is grounded in human feeling and promises to stand the test of time.

by David McGee

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Dame Kiri Turns 70, Bids Farewell to Opera (But That’s Not All, Folks)

Celebrating her 70th birthday today, DAME KIRI TE KANAWA is appearing at Covent Garden in a Donizetti farce--her last opera role, she says. But it's not the last we'll hear of her. Deep Roots pays tribute to a great.

by David McGee

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‘Where Were You, Lord, When This Was Happening?’

A review of VICTOR LEE AUSTIN's moving 'Losing Susan: Brain Disease, The Priest's Wife and The God Who Gives and Takes Away; and an interview with the author.

by David McGee

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Deep Roots Magazine

Prokofiev, Conflicted: Great Composer or Great Compromiser?

A Jolly Holly Tunes Holiday

Otherworldly Sensations of Time and Space

Dame Kiri Turns 70, Bids Farewell to Opera (But That’s Not All, Folks)

‘Where Were You, Lord, When This Was Happening?’