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Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

Tim Shantz conducts Luminous Voices' first car concert on Oct. 4, 2020. Kenton Smith hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.

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Out of Town Kupla & J'san
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Raindrops Kupla & J'san
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Theme Song Caillou
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All That Seems Lost Tracey Chattaway
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Into the Night Tracey Chattaway
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Dunes Oldtwig feat. Lime Kain
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Wild Coast Oldtwig
Lebanon's Full Hospitals Turn Away Coronavirus Patients Amid Record Daily Cases

Inside an emergency room at Rafik Hariri Hospital on Nov. 17, a medic wearing full protective gear checks a woman who might have the coronavirus. Beirut hospitals are reaching maximum capacity amid an influx of coronavirus patients. Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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Lebanon's Full Hospitals Turn Away Coronavirus Patients Amid Record Daily Cases

Lebanon's Full Hospitals Turn Away Coronavirus Patients Amid Record Daily Cases

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Glass & Stone Tor
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Heikki Tor
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Flawless My Dear Kris Bowers
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thank u, next Vitamin String Quartet
Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

Tim Shantz conducts Luminous Voices' first car concert on Oct. 4, 2020. Kenton Smith hide caption

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Kenton Smith

The Coronavirus Crisis

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

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The Road Home Luminous Voices
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The First Act Of Water
Trump Regulator's Rule Would Force Banks To Lend To Gun-Makers And Oil Drillers

The drilling rig Polar Pioneer outfits for Arctic oil exploration in 2015. A proposed rule from the Trump administration would force banks to offer financing to oil companies, gun-makers and high-cost payday lenders, even if the banks don't want to. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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Trump Regulator's Rule Would Force Banks To Lend To Gun-Makers And Oil Drillers

Trump Regulator's Rule Would Force Banks To Lend To Gun-Makers And Oil Drillers

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Blue (Ascension) Sleepstream
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Sunlight Sleepstream
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Dust and Disquiet Caspian
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Capillary Action Northcape
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Glasshouse Northcape
NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear

Baritone Will Liverman's upcoming album is devoted to Black composers past and present. Cedille records hide caption

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NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear

NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear

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Two Black Churches - II. The Rain Will Liverman
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On the Nature of Daylight Max Richter
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Sun Will Set Zoe Keating
How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol

Supporters of President Trump roam the U.S. Capitol Rotunda after storming into the building on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates

How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol

How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol

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