The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via ...

SCHENECTADY — “Cacophonous” would be one way to describe the sounds that came out of Schenectady’s Emmanuel-Friedens Church on Wednesday. Inside, the kids from Hamilton Hill Arts summer arts camp held ...