We are doing a collaboration with the concert choir on Palm Sunday, April 9. We are also trying to plan an opera for next year.

We have auditions every semester. There are between 65 and 80 members usually, depending on the repertoire I am programming.

[Tchaikovsky] was going through tough times then, because he went through a divorce. This symphony is very intense and passionate but with a very optimistic and exciting ending.

These three pieces contrast with each other. The works are accessible for people not familiar with classical music, so I would recommend this concert.

Decades ago, women suffered through horrifying back-alley abortions. Or, they used dangerous methods when they had no other recourse. So when the Republican Party launched an all-out assault on women's health, pushing bills to limit access to vital services, we had to ask: Why is the GOP trying to send women back... to the back alley?

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.