PostClassical Ensemble (PCE) rings in 2023 with a new stirring program for chorus and orchestra that celebrates the universal expression of the human spirit through music. "Amazing Grace," perhaps the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It has endured for more than two centuries, offering hope to those grieving or searching for meaning to life. With its simple melody and message of salvation, "Amazing Grace" ...

Landon Jones was the Managing Editor of People magazine from 1989 to 1997. When President Obama turned to the soaring lyrics of Amazing Grace to comfort the grieving families in Charleston, South ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

Born on August 4, 1725, Newton grew up without any specific religious convictions. Forced into the naval service at age 18, he attempted to desert his ship. After being severely beaten on board, at ...

Late in 1971, some unlikely news spread among the Southern California Community Choir in Los Angeles. Aretha Franklin was coming to town to record a live gospel album in January, and 25 of its members ...

Abolitionist kitsch has a vivid history in this country, and that’s helpful background for understanding Amazing Grace, a new Broadway musical that makes a firm and heartfelt stand against the evils ...