I've heard it said many times and I agree that the period-instrument movement was one of the two or three most refreshing and lifeblood-giving events in a century to keep classical music alive.

A new album of old-timey soul music with a blue-eyed southern twist has a perfect fusion of sound and sensibility and is up there with JJ Grey & Mofro's best.

What a shock it'll be if it's shock-performers like Cyrus and Gaga who engineer revivals of classic soul and musical-theater stylings.

Plus Florence + the Machine, Alabama Shakes, The Replacements, Buena Vista Social Club, Larry Coryell, Jorma Kaukonen, Simone Dinnerstein, and The Yardbirds.

The noted Chicago actor evokes the great leader with a Churchillian display of sheer thespian bravado.

Chiloé is Chile's largest island, known for its national parks, historic wooden churches, picturesque palafitos (harborside houses on stilts), and penguins.

Terry with her viola da gamba and Stone with his theorbo displayed supreme skill at drawing forth the utterly recognizable emotions in this ancient music.

This set of dance pieces featuring Huang Yi, two other human dancers, and a startlingly expressive industrial robot from the Taiwanese company KUKA is something utterly new and original.

The pianist's intellectual approach to the music was loving and respectful as well.

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