Listen to those amazing double-stops and harmonies ... Violinist Niall Murphy has discovered that if you loosen the hairs on your violin bow and play it backwards, you can create a really beautiful ...

It's heard around the world and still has the power to move. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMAZING GRACE") PAUL ROBESON: (Singing) Amazing grace. SIMON: "Amazing Grace." The song was first performed on New ...

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the ...

We reveal the lyrics and story of ‘Amazing Grace’ – a beloved hymn with a rich history. ‘Amazing Grace’ is a popular Christian hymn and spiritual, first published in 1779. It first found popularity in ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Ne ...

At every step of the music industry's evolution, from songbooks to sheet music to radio to vinyl, Amazing Grace benefitted. "There's an element of serendipity at every point," says Walvin.

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted ... Drawing from a broad swath of sources, including published sheet music and personal diaries, Walvin's ...

(RNS) — James Walvin, a former Church of England choirboy and professor of history at the University of York, doesn’t remember encountering “Amazing Grace,” in song or in his hymnal.

But Angel Gil-Ordóñez was just setting the scene for “Amazing Grace.” On Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, Gil-Ordóñez and his PostClassical Ensemble presented a ...