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Volunteers Scoured Lane County for Homeless Residents. Here’s What It’s Like.

Across the nation last week, counties participated in an annual tally of people who are unhoused. KLCC’s Elizabeth Gabriel tagged along with a pair of…

Percussionist Eric Hopkins is a professional triangle player. And much more.

How To Be A Professional Triangle Player In 17 Easy Steps

The triangle is an instrument so simple that its name is a description of its shape. It's easy to play but not easy to play well, as a Utah Symphony percussionist explains.

In 1959, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was performed for the first time by an all-Chinese orchestra and sung in Mandarin.

Tracing The People's Republic Of Beethoven

The composer's music and life story are deeply woven into China's cultural, social and political fabric, inspiring revolution and providing comfort.

The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, S.C. , in 2013. A 2022 trip by the ship ended in a lawsuit-fueled detour.

A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

Poulenc, Palestrina And Two-By-Fours: New Classical Albums

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Conductor Marin Alsop on her concerts exclusively featuring works by female composers

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with conductor Marin Alsop about concerts she is conducting this weekend in Chicago, which feature exclusively works by female composers.

Conducting Class At The Peabody Conservatory With Marin Alsop

Weekend Edition's Scott Simon visits the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop hands him a baton and offers a few pointers.

Smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire blanketed the Eugene area on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.

Power shutoffs and evacuations for the 2022 east wind event

This post includes information about power shutoffs and evacuations during the Sept. 2022 wind storm. This post will be updated.

A man in a hard hat stands on a trail, with a fallen branch behind him

After the storm, Mount Pisgah is a hard hat zone

Because of extensive damage to trees and power lines from this month’s ice storm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene is now a hard hat zone.

Community Conversation: Racism, Hate, Oregon's History and the Media

Incidents of hate and racism are on the rise in Oregon. Is the political climate fostering hate and how has the state’s history led us to where we are…

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