
Bob Bachelor leads the Lyric Theatre Singersโ Candlelight Christmas 2025, blending gospel, choral classics, and a South African carol in a concert series that promises joy, reflection, and rich seasonal harmony.

Before the lute sang courtly ballads, the oud wept across empiresโfretless, poetic, and ancient, it journeyed from Ur to Cรณrdoba, carried by legends like Ziryab and crafted with near-religious devotion.

Frank Doris takes a look at the revealing new book, Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios, which has some real rock and roll stories.