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Juan Carlos Formell, Buoyant Heir of Cuban Musical Legacy, Dies at 59

Cuba Deaths (Obituaries) Formell, Juan-Carlos Latin Music Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Los Van Van (Music Group) Music New York City

Juan Carlos Formell, Buoyant Heir of Cuban Musical Legacy, Dies at 59

The son of Juan Formell, a giant of Cuban music, he found his own voice as a singer-songwriter. He died during a performance in New York.

By Alex Williams

High Schoolers Get In on Tyshawn Sorey’s Latest Music

Be Holding (Musical Work) Classical Music Gay, Ross O'Harra, Brooke Sorey, Tyshawn

High Schoolers Get In on Tyshawn Sorey’s Latest Music

In Philadelphia, Girard College students are joining the composer Tyshawn Sorey and Yarn/Wire for a multimedia adaptation of Ross Gay’s “Be Holding.”

By Seth Colter Walls

Art Careers and Professions Content Type: Personal Profile Guitars Handicrafts Music North Carolina Vines, Freeman Wood and Wood Products

For Freeman Vines, Guitar Making Is a Way of Life

“To somebody else, it’s just some wood glued together,” Freeman Vines, 80, said. “To me, it’s something else.”

By Joshua Needelman and Sasha Arutyunova

Alan Menken on ‘The Little Mermaid,’ New Songs and Revised Lyrics

Menken, Alan Miranda, Lin-Manuel Music The Little Mermaid (Movie) Walt Disney Company

Alan Menken on ‘The Little Mermaid,’ New Songs and Revised Lyrics

The composer talked revisiting “The Little Mermaid” after nearly 35 years and the similarities between working with Howard Ashman and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

By Sarah Bahr