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Q&A: The Roaring ’20s

A Princeton University professor created an online sound map of New York City in the 1920s. She arranged a combination of written sound complaints, news excerpts and video newsreel footage to help people experience what New York sounded like in the 1920s. Check out her interview with 219West.

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Old Music in a New Land

Musicians from around the world are bringing music from their homeland back to The City That Never Sleeps.

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Rejoice Greatly, Messiah Sing!

Carolers around the city sing “Hallelujah” and pay tribute to one of the greatest oratorios in Western music.

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Baroque and Enjoying It

BAROQUE AND ENJOYING IT: Armed with instruments from the 17th century, students at Juilliard are bringing “new music” from the Baroque period back to life.

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Healing Sounds of The City

Therapists are turning to a holistic sound training program to help busy New Yorkers searching for soothing sound.

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