Beethoven and The Blues are holding down two-thirds of the upcoming Richmond County Orchestra program. Fair enough. But the third B in the program is for something called "Bagdad" (not "Baghdad").

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a bomb tore through a restaurant or business in Baghdad, Karim Wasfi and his cello would often appear with the urgency of a medic to promote his message of healing through music ...

As students dash to class along a music-filled corridor, ballet shoes dangle from their backpacks. It could be a scene from a 1980s American dance movie. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...