Bob Durst, Camp Counselor
MICHAEL SIGMAN remembers an odd summer camp season in 1964 when his camp counselor was an odd duck…
Stirring the Heart, Captivating the Mind
The young order of contemplative nuns based in Missouri and known as BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES…
John W. James: Grief Guru to Bereaved Pet Owners
Lessons learned from the loss of a son inspired JOHN W. JAMES to develop a method of…
Soul Stirring Joy
Gospel editor BOB MAROVICH weighs in on a new Soul Stirrers retrospective from the group's SAR Records years.…
Love Remembered, In the Heart and On the Front Lines
In a selection of songs by British composers of the first 50 years of the 20th Century,mezzo-soprano KATHRYN…
Bryan Collier’s Trombone Shorty Moment
TROMBONE SHORTY is releasing a picture book autobiography next month, with superb illustrations by BRYAN COLLIER. JULES has…
NASA’s Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered surprising news about a process that is stifling star formation in a…
If the Magnificent Landscapes of Wales Sang…
JOSEPH NEWSOME of VOIX DES ARTS takes stock of a fine new setting of composer ALAN HODDINOTT's SONG…
To Fresh Buds
Navona Records has issued a complete disc of composer GREGORY W. BROWN's music on MOONSTRUNG AIR, performed by…
To Attract and To Intrigue
On THE ORIGIN OF ADJUSTABLE THINGS, jazz singer/composer JOANNA WALLFISCH, accompanied by pianist DAN TEPFER, offers new songs…