Last weekend’s Ojai Music Festival, designed by flutist Claire Chase, was a nature-leaning contemporary music garden of delights and challenges.

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“We picked the most celebratory piece in the whole repertoire that everybody knows even if they don’t know classical music,” he ... known as “Ode to Joy.” Caulkins will lead a full ...

Entwined in my earliest memories there is a beat, a rhythm — a near constant synthesis of sound. Our family home was seldom silent — music flowed through our high mountain halls, augmenting our every ...

I wanted to write to you to express my sincere admiration for Iowa State Basketball, its players, coaches, and fans. I am a Tucson native and a third-generation University of Arizona Wildcat. My ...

As the 2025 Missouri legislative session gets underway, bills are again being introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate that would allow individuals with concealed carry permits to ...

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Sir, – Michael Harding’s “An ode to the country tradesmen” (Life, October 16th) underlines the importance of having a reliable and good plumber, electrician and general handy person ...

Wonder Land: In Kamala Harris, the Democrats have created the biggest soap bubble American politics has ever seen. The question is, can they stop Donald Trump popping it until Nov. 5? Photo: Erin ...

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The music makes sure of that. By Joshua Barone Even if you don’t know Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, you probably know its finale, the famous “Ode to Joy ... wrote in a letter, “the ...

Here's why. From this symphony, the finale, known as the "Ode to Joy," is one of the most recognizable motifs in classical music history. Since 1972, the almost 50 bars of music have served as the ...