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Members of the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas men's choir, perform Tyler's Suite at the Dallas City Performance Hall on March 31, 2016.

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Requiem For A Teen: 'Tyler's Suite' Honors A Life Cut Short

10:46am April 02, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

A new choral work is on tour, based on the life of Tyler Clementi — the college freshman who committed suicide in 2010, after his roommate secretly filmed him in bed with another man.

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#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Spring Into This Weekend

8:27am April 02, 2016

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and The Two-Way. Correspondents, editors and producers share the pieces that have kept them reading. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

"I think for a long time I was in a little bit of denial over my voice coming back," Maren Morris says of transitioning from songwriter to artist.

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One Year Later, Maren Morris On The Song That Changed Her Life

4:58pm April 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

When the country singer wrote "My Church," she pictured an arena singing it back to her. And it happened. "By the time we get to the breakdown chorus, every corner of that place was singing along."

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Sense Of Place Asheville: The Get Right Band

4:42pm April 01, 2016

The Asheville, N.C., music scene is more than just Americana; there's funk in those hills, too.

Michelle Moog-Koussa of the Bob Moog Foundation.

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Sense Of Place Asheville: Bob Moog's Legacy Lives Through His Daughter's Work

4:26pm April 01, 2016

The synthesizer pioneer had a longstanding love for Asheville, N.C. Hear Michelle Moog-Koussa discuss her father's relationship with the area.

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Sense Of Place Asheville: Rising Appalachia

4:19pm April 01, 2016

Sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith put a new spin on mountain music.

Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead.

When Is A Biopic Not A Biopic? When Don Cheadle Meets Miles Davis

2:52pm April 01, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Cheadle takes on the jazz great in an uneven but inventive film that struggles at times to bring clarity to its idea of Davis but experiments intriguingly with past, present, fact and fiction.

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Paul Bley On Piano Jazz

2:47pm April 01, 2016

The avant-garde pianist performed original motifs and a free duet with Marian McPartland in 2000.

Thao And The Get Down Stay Down performs live for opbmusic.

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Watch Thao & The Get Down Stay Down Perform 'Hand To God' Live In The Studio

11:54am April 01, 2016

by April Baer

Thao Nguyen's powerful voice and muscular guitar propel the group as it plays live for opbmusic.

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Viking's Choice: Krano, 'Tosca'

11:41am April 01, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

No rock 'n' roll record has felt this mysterious and free-spirited in years. The honky-tonkin' "Tosca" recalls the rambling '70s vibe of Jorge Ben and Bob Dylan.