Ginsburg and Scalia weren't the only music-loving Justices. In a previously unreleased song, Michaels adapted and set the text of a letter from Justice David H. Souter praising a classical album.
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Concert Review: Akshara Music Ensemble
Percussionist Bala Skandan's arrangements, performed by his fluid cast of musicians, mingle classical ragas with elements of Western music to create a decidedly unique listening experience.
Read More »Music Review: Ken Ueno – ‘Wavelengths,’ a Percussion Collection
Ueno's percussion music reminds us that as long as there's a musician and a listener, there is real physical interplay between the the sound and the auditor's biology.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: A Paisley Underground Anthology, plus ‘Elvis ’56,’ the Light Crust Doughboys, and Sam Lewis
The Dream Syndicate, Long Ryders, the Rain Parade, and, of course, the Bangles are here, along with groups you've probably never heard.
Read More »Concert Review: Voices of Ascension – Monteverdi, ‘Vespers of 1610’
The full choir filled the large church with waves of glorious sound, especially in the psalm settings with their complex choral writing and in the finale, a massive "Magnificat."
Read More »Music Video Premiere: The Yesters – ‘Freak Show’
An addict tries to face up to her struggles in a stirring new video from The Yesters.
Read More »Concert Review: Modus Operandi Orchestra Performs Brahms and Burckardt (March 3, 2026)
The finale of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 teemed with extravagant passion and boasted a remarkably beautiful flute solo.
Read More »Music Review: Ensemble Dal Niente Performs Music by George Lewis, Carola Bauckholt, Igor Santos on ‘portrait RE/Flux/Pacific Time’
This bold new collection showcases music from a relative newcomer side-by-side with recent compositions by long-established contemporary composers.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Composer Elliot Goldenthal on American Ballet Theatre’s Revival of Lar Lubovitch’s ‘Othello’
Once Goldenthal had completed the music for a scene, he and Lubavitch continued their dialogue as the choreographer worked with the dancers, refining the dance in the studio...
Read More »Music Reviews: Nektar’s ‘Down to Earth’ Box Set, plus Duke Robillard and Paul McCandless
This follow-up to the "Remember the Future" album reached No. 32 on U.S. charts and produced the group’s only U.S. chart single, “Astral Man.”
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