“Welcome to heaven tonight” may seem like an ostentatious way for a conductor to greet his audience. But Angel Gil-Ordóñez was just setting the scene for “Amazing Grace.” On Wednesday night at the ...

In this 250th anniversary year of the United States, pianist Lara Downes is traveling the country collecting conversations with scholars, searching for our history through songs. Her latest stop is ...

It was the ultimate challenge: take words written by a former slave ship captain, and avoid one of the best known melodies of all time. Composer Roderick Williams on how he is marking 250 years since ...

For Memorial Day, we’ll hear music for remembrance, including a moving version of the hymn Amazing Grace performed on clarinet.

We reveal the lyrics and story of ‘Amazing Grace’ – a beloved hymn with a rich history. ‘Amazing Grace’ is a popular Christian hymn and spiritual, first published in 1779. It first found popularity in ...