Just a couple of miles from Mérida in Spain, Proserpina Dam was constructed during Roman rule around AD 100, with various ...

Acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron performs a celebration of Christmas in 16th century Spain, from mystical motets to vivacious villancicos. The group’s artistic director, Scott Metcalfe, shares ...

An exhibition prioritizes the expensive, silent object over the lived, functional experience of the believer.

Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.

Could this be the most creative decade in the history of Latin music? 2025 certainly helped it feel as though we’re heading in that direction. Far from being hyperbolic, the notion makes sense ...

The holiday season gives NCPR a chance to share program specials that encourage us to look back, look ahead, or just pause ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

December 5, 2025 • Dove Ellis. Melody's Echo Chamber. Editors' Tom Smith. Erin Wolf of Radio Milwaukee joins Stephen Thompson to discuss those albums and more on our last episode of New Music Friday ...

Spotify is a big name in the streaming music industry, but isn't the only service worth a listen. Broaden your musical horizons by firing up these feature-rich, recommended picks. In 2014, I began my ...

The tradition of 'Sacred Harp' music lives on in the South More about community than religion, Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami profiles the unique hymns and peculiar harmonizing of a ...

A character on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" once joked, "Please don't tell me you're one of those convenient Catholics who only goes to church every Sunday." ...