Emilie Pons

JOrchestra and the musicians of the Savonlinna Music academy.

Jordanian musicians worry that their national orchestra could be shuttered

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The JOrchestra hasn’t been together in well over a year. Its players and other musicians say it could have bigger consequences for the country’s classical music scene. 

Roma musician Tcha Limberger, of Belgium, says “I Silenti,” which translates from Italian to “the silent ones,” is about giving a voice to the Roma people who died in the Holocaust. 

‘I Silenti’ gives a voice to those who died in the Romani genocide

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Travel takes on new meaning in this jazz pianist’s latest album

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Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas was a ‘revolutionary’ who ushered in a new ranchera style

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