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Despite grant withdrawals, local music-presenting groups surged ahead with new seasons, new work and new partnerships.
The 2025 Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition comes to Lipscomb University’s Collins Auditorium, welcoming extraordinary young pianists from across the globe for a week of electrifying ...
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The U.S. attacked Islamic State sites across Syria in retaliation for the killings of two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian ...
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