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Familiar bassist dies on his bike

Familiar bassist dies on his bike

The North Carolina Symphony is mourning Erik Dyke who played double bass in the orchestra for almost 50 years. He was well known around Raleigh for cycling through town with a 20-pound double bass strapped […]

Paul Simon remembers Pierre Boulez

Paul Simon remembers Pierre Boulez

The singer-songwriter posted this reminiscence four years ago: Fun fact, the titular line for “You Can Call Me Al” was inspired by an amusing misunderstanding at a party. One evening in the early 1970s, French […]

Organ legend, RIP

Organ legend, RIP

Friends have reported the death of Nicholas Kynaston, the universally admired English organist, at the age of 83. Jeremy Filsell, outgoing director of music at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, writes: RIP Nicolas […]