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Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic hell rides and soaring voices to searing string quartets, cathartic choirs and one amazing comeback.

Johnson's neck was cut by another player's skate during a game Saturday between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers of England's Elite Ice Hockey League. He was 29.

Join the Library for our Autumn Concert Series on Fridays from September 3 to October 28. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On Friday, October 14, cellist Robert Bui will play classic as well as contemporary cello pieces that expand upon the instrument's sound possibilities. Robert Bui, with equal merit as a composer and performer, creates and challenges new music at both the level of conceptualization and physical embodiment. He yields musical products full of diverse ranges of subject material drawing from multiple mediums. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Composition from the New England Conservatory as a Presser Scholar and the Class of 2021 commencement speaker. His primary teachers included composer Stratis Minakakis and cellist Mickey Katz. Between 2018-2021, he served as the leading director of Tuesday Night New Music, a monthly series of student-composed new music concerts hosted at the New England Conservatory. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Contemporary Cello Performance at the University of California, San Diego. Some merits from his compositional career include winning the New England Conservatory’s Honors Ensemble Competition 2018, Orchestral Composition Competition 2019, and Contemporary Ensemble Competition 2020, all resulting in performances of his work in Jordan Hall. Additionally, he has been recognized and awarded through organizations such as Tribeca New Music, Collage New Music, Arizona Musicfest, and the American String Teacher Association’s National Orchestra Festival. His work has been performed by groups such as Ensemble PHACE, New England Conservatory Symphony, Perfect 4th String Quartet, Tempest String Quartet, Transient Canvas, Worcester Chamber Music Society, and Phoenix Youth Symphony. Bui is currently recognized as a cellist in ensembles such as Palimpsest Ensemble, Alinéa Ensemble, La Jolla Symphony, and Pacific Lyric Association. He has appeared as a soloist in Sergei Koussevitzky Shed, Seiji Ozawa Hall, and Jordan Hall. As a new-music specialist, Bui has been dedicated over a dozen pieces by living composers in both solo and chamber settings. He has been a frequent performer in Palimpsest Ensemble, the Tuesday Night New Music Series, nec[shivaree], NEC Contemporary Ensemble, and concerts curated by his ensemble, Alinéa, of which he is a founding member. Alinéa is a contemporary music group dedicated to music by living composers and new performance practices. The ensemble has produced a series of events including composer portraits, a microtonal-themed concert, multiple US premieres and a virtual music festival “Everything but the Kitchen Sink,” featuring interviews and solo works of prominent composers. Outside of music, Bui has enjoyed a variety of other titles such as portrait/event photographer, polyglot, fashion enthusiast, hair stylist, and latte artist. Follow Robert Bui on Instagram.

Israel has already allowed civilians to use a "humanitarian corridor" into southern Gaza in the past week. Thousands of Palestinians have managed to use this time to head south.

Oasis Presents: Once the shock of the bombing of Pearl Harbor subsided, the women of San Diego found their lives changing dramatically. Married women whose husbands joined the war effort had to become head of the household, mother their children, and maybe be the breadwinner all at the same time! Single women lost their traditional social lives as sweethearts and beaus joined the service. For all women, there was the challenge of transitioning from a male-dominated world to one where they could be responsible for their own actions and plan for their own futures. Come hear about the real experiences of San Diego women as they lived through this tumultuous period of history! Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Community Room - Mission Valley Presenter: Linda Canada Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/oasis-presents-san-diego-women-and-their-role-wwii

Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.

Voter concern about the rise of China has spiked. But it's unlikely that foreign policy issues will outweigh domestic issues to drive decisions at the polls a year from now.

Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.

The NYU medical team announced Thursday that Aaron James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy.

Posting a torrent of fake negative book reviews — sometimes before a book is out or has even been written — is a known problem on the literary social media site.