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Finale of ambitious series celebrating Europe’s cultural diversity

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Ukrainians and Russians are very close in language, culture, and history, and yet, Ukrainians have suffered enormously at the hands of its much larger neighbour, from Imperial Russia's various attempts at Russification of Ukraine from the 18th century onwards, to the Holodomor during the 1930's when Stalin killed upwards of seven million Ukrainians through forced famine, and now, Putin's completely indefensible war against Ukraine. I stand helpless, raging against this war which is solely the choice of one pathetic evil man. I doubt there has ever been any war with less support than Putin's wa...

Jul 14th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves This recording of Anton Arensky’s ballet suite was originally released on Marco Polo in 1996. I’m glad to see it back in print. Arensky may not be a great composer (Rimsky-Korsakov didn’t think so), but he’s a very good one. And there’s a lot to like in this work. The ballet, which premiered in 1900, […] Jul 14th, 2021 | By WTJU What happens when five musicians isolated in Canada during a pandemic (and blizzard to boot) decide to get together over three days for a special recording project?  Adeline.  Tune in Thursday afternoon,...

Roots in the Sky closes season with optimistic virtual showcase Bred from the realization we could not plausibly go without live entertainment until