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Weekend Preview: Brooklyn Folk Festival, Benedict Sheehan’s “Akathist”, Durations Festival, and more

Benjamin Sheehan's Akathist: Nov. 10, at 7:30pm at Trinity Church Wall Street Three years in the making, Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio Akathist weaves together a diverse array of musical languages—from medieval […]

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“Soundtrack ’63” at the Apollo Theater

by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) On Saturday night, the Apollo Theater presented "Soundtrack '63," a production of Soul Science Lab based in Brooklyn. Using a rich gumbo

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