Simone’s Baltimore is sometimes overlooked, yet it is a full covers album that showcases her interpretive power. Her version of Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl” gains sharp edges, while Randy Newman’s title ...

The Master Chorale performs the L.A. premiere of David Lang's 'before and after nature,' concerned with environmental ...

Imagine an album that opens with a singer reciting an Edgar Allan Poe poem in an exotic Germanic accent over a lush symphonic ...

September 21, 2025 James Janko and Diane Botnick on A Novel Idea Suzanne Lang talks with James Janko, whose remarkable novel is the Wire Walker, the story of a Palestinian Circus Girl, her friendship ...