Arguably the least musical US national anthem

The United States has doubled the price it is offering for the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, president of the state of Venezuela and controller of the el Sistema music propaganda unit. Maduro funds el Sistema […]

Remember the University of Michigan? It’s where the last president was fired for allegedly coming on to a staff member. But that’s the least of its misdeeds. It ignored years of sexual abuse by violin professor […]

A correspondent writes: Huge applause for Andrew Lumsden (and Claudia Grinnell) at the conclusion of this afternoon’s ’farewell’ evensong. Congregation of hundreds; wonderful singing – the most musical congregation I’ve ever had the privilege to […]