Tell Tchaikovsky the News

Tell Tchaikovsky the News

By Larry Katz Music can surprise you. It can sneak into your head, penetrate your soul and become a part of you, sometimes against all expectations. More than 30 years ago, Dawn Carroll was a hard rock singer when she heard a piece by Tchaikovsky that has stuck with...
Jonnet Solomon – An Extraordinary Treasure

Jonnet Solomon – An Extraordinary Treasure

By Larry Katz One day in 2000 while driving along Apple Street in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon noticed a historical marker in front of a large, abandoned house. Solomon, a young woman who had emigrated to the United States from Guyana in 1984 with her family when she...