From the earliest days of Christianity, the notion of “offices” — devoting particular hours of the day to community prayer — was a key part of its culture. One of the most ancient offices was evening ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Tenet Vocal Artists marked the 450th anniversary of the German Baroque composer Michael Praetorius’s birth, and the 400th of his death.

February 15th marked the 400 th anniversary of Michael Praetorius’s death. It passed without fanfare or flourish, though this musical titan was a master of both. His gifts served the devotional, but, ...

Eisenach in Thuringia, part of what was the old East Germany, is one of those pretty towns you find in the region. The march of post-war modernisation passed it by. With its half-timbered houses, it ...