London Free Press
An African group that makes its instruments and costumes from discarded materials and Indigenous performers from around the globe are part of a diverse lineup for this year’s Sunfest. Alfredo Caxaj, the festival’s artistic director and founder, and Mercedes Caxaj, co-artistic director and Alfredo’s daughter, announced the lineup Thursday at the London Brewing Co-operative. Nearly […]
Interlochen Public Radio
A wooded area near Traverse City held an encampment for people who are unsheltered, until this past week, when police cleared out the area. We'll hear what happened. Plus, we walk around the centerpiece of the Grand Traverse Commons with two composers who were tasked with writing music about an old psychiatric hospital.
Interlochen Public Radio
Cynthia Van Maanen and Tom Childs wrote music for an upcoming episode of the PBS series "Songs About Buildings and Moods," featuring Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons.
London Free Press
The numbers didn’t add up for Graham Henderson. Toronto had four million people and a music economy of $500 million a year. Austin, Texas had a fifth of the people, 800,000, and three times the music economy, $1.5 billion a year. As president of Music Canada at the time, Henderson set out to figure out […]
London Free Press
So, it’s been hot. The judge knows it. The jury knows it. So do the hockey players in their suits, the lawyers in their gowns and the court staff in their required uniforms. “You may have noticed, it’s a little hot in here,” Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said Tuesday afternoon to the jury at […]