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Nat King Cole Still Remains ‘One Of The Great Gifts Of Nature’ 100 Years Later
The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala. Continue Reading Nat King Cole Still Remains ‘One Of The Great Gifts Of Nature’ 100 Years Later
No Man’s Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra celebrates 25 years, and one of the last surviving members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm reflects on the legacies of all-female big bands. Continue Reading No Man’s Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now
American Anthem: How ‘This Land Is Your Land’ Roamed And Rambled Into American Life
Woody Guthrie was born into the Dust Bowl’s devastation and displacement. His signature song, taught in classrooms and sung at protests, offers an expansive, inclusive idea of what home can be. Continue Reading American Anthem: How ‘This Land Is Your Land’ Roamed And Rambled Into American Life
National radio host teams up with Moscow guitarist to make sublime music
Buy Concert Ticket Suzanne Bona swaps her Sunday Baroque mic for a FLUTE next month, when she comes to Moscow perform with guitarist James Reid.… Continue Reading National radio host teams up with Moscow guitarist to make sublime music
A Salmon Run And Rock Music: Inspiration For A New Northwest Fanfare
Composer Austin Schlichting was raised in Bellingham and currently works as a music educator in Lacey. Last year, he partnered with the Olympia Symphony to write and premier a new piece celebrating the Orchestra’s 65th Anniversary. His new work for the Olympia Symphony is Nisqually River Run: A Fanfare to the Pacific Northwest. Continue Reading A Salmon Run And Rock Music: Inspiration For A New Northwest Fanfare
Y’all Heard? An Argument For The Great Southern Pronoun
In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls “y’all” a speech “improvement” — at least when referring to the plural second person. Continue Reading Y’all Heard? An Argument For The Great Southern Pronoun
