One of the original performers at Newport Folk Festivals of yore, Judy Collins came back with a voice that remains stunning. Another Newport alum, Joan Baez, joined Collins onstage for "Diamonds and Rust."

In 1993, English composer Peter Maxwell Davies wrote A Spell for Green Corn: The MacDonald Dances, which spawned this warm and spirited Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra farewell concert for conductor Nicholas McGegan, whose hands have conjured up 20 years of musical feasts in St. Paul. This past spring, McGegan concluded his formal relationship as one of the "Artistic Partners" of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra by leading an all-English program from three centuries.

Unfinished Nabokov novel now open to examination, more than 30 years after his death, against Nabokov’s expressed wishes

Oprah Winfrey’s announced departure from her daytime talk show has brought out her biggest fans and loudest critics