The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...

Before dying in 2021, Alvin Lucier donated blood for "Revivification," an installation that generates sound in response to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...