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  • After years of waiting, the Kennedy Center has a new symphonic organ replacing its old organ installed in 1972. The $2 million project will culminate in the organ's debut on Nov. 27. William Neil (left), the National Symphony Orchestra organist, speaks with NSO Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl (center) during the organ's test with the orchestra on Oct. 18.
    Kennedy Center's New Organ No Longer A Pipe Dream
    The old organ was in bad shape and beyond repair. Now, after more than two years of construction and installation, a new organ has arrived and will make its debut on Nov. 27.
  • The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.
    EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP
    The federal agency cited BP's "lack of business integrity" in dealing with the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The London-based oil giant agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the case and also agreed to pay a record $4 billion in penalties.
  • Can Mexico's New President Turn The Corner?
    Mexico's President-elect, Enrique Pena Nieto, is promising to work closely with President Obama. Pena Nieto was in Washington this week ahead of his inauguration on Saturday. Host Michel Martin speaks with Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, and Stephen Johnson from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  • Why 'Black Thursday' Isn't Bad For Everyone
    Many Americans have decried the frenzy of holiday shopping that began as early as Thanksgiving Day. But in her weekly "Can I Just Tell You" essay, host Michel Martin asks what crosses the ethical line on holiday consumerism, and who gets to decide.
  • The Doomed Mary Queen of Scots: Houston Grand Opera, Dec. 1st at 1 pm
    The tragic opera Maria Stuarda, part of Donizetti's “Tudor Trilogy” of operas, reveals the deadly rivalry between two monarchs: Mary, Queen of Scots, and…
  • A garden serves as the stage in the opera.
    The Peony Pavilion: A Vivid Dream In A Garden
    Peony Pavilion is one of China's most famous operas, but uncut performances of this romantic 16th century work can take more than 22 hours. An adapted version of the dream-like opera will take place at the Metropolitan Museum.
  • The New York Philharmonic performing at the current incarnation of Avery Fisher Hall in January 2011.
    Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
    A major move for the NY Phil, back-and-forthing in Minnesota and the ROI on Dudamel: our weekly guide to what you absolutely need to know. There's also been something of crime wave, with embezzlement in Atlanta, suspected collusion in Switzerland and students in Ohio trying to crack the drug biz.
  • Please Approach The (Piano) Bench
    Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
  • Gunther Schuller conducts the Mingus Orchestra at St. Bartholomew's Church.
    The Mingus Orchestra On JazzSet
    Get ready for ecstatic sounds, as the French horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, guitar and harp dig the deep, dark, blues-drenched, jubilant Mingus groove from St. Bart's Church in New York City.
  • Trumpeter Alison Balsom on Crossover
    This week on Crossover, it's an encore featuring British trumpeter Alison Balsom. A mixture of glamor, charisma, and virtuosic musicianship aptly…
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