Irving Berlin

A crowd watches an illuminated bandshell decorated with red and blue stars while confetti falls in the air.

It’s ironic that we play the ‘1812 Overture’ at Fourth of July celebrations

The “1812 Overture” isn’t even about America’s War of 1812. So how did music celebrating Russia’s pushback against a foreign power become associated with America’s Fourth of July?

The Surprising History of an American Anthem

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The Magnetic Fields

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

The Magnetic Fields

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

The Magnetic Fields

Arts, Culture & Media

Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Betto Arcos profiles the Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra, which plays music from Russia and Ukraine — with a little Irving Berlin thrown in.