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David Lang’s poor hymnal at Alice Tully HallThe Crossing, Donald Nally conductorDec. 21. 7:30PM. Pay What You Choose Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang has been collecting old hymnals for years. What he likes about them, he says, is that each one represents a community, singing about what matters to them. So for his own choral…

Gamelan Kusuma Laras at the New York Indonesian ConsulateDec. 14. 4PM and 7PM. Suggested donation $20. The Indonesian percussion orchestras known as gamelan were originally associated with the royal courts of Java and Bali, but that doesn’t mean they stood on ceremony all the time. The New York-based Gamelan Kusuma Laras is doing its annual…

Rebel forces in Syria are bearing down on the city of Homs, a vital link between the capital Damascus and the Assad regime’s coastal stronghold. Show more Rebel forces in Syria are bearing down on the city of Homs, a vital link between the capital, Damascus, and the Assad regime’s coastal stronghold. We hear from…

On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only…

Friday on the News Hour, another former challenger to President-elect Trump joins his administration. The House speaker pushes an ethics committee not to release a potentially damning report on Matt Gaetz. The health community raises concerns about trust in science with RFK Jr. chosen to head the nation’s health department. Plus, how Ghana is inundated…

On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only…

The incoming administration may follow the mantra “Drill, baby, drill,” but demand hasn’t been vigorous and the International Energy Agency predicts an oil surplus next year. In this episode, what too much product could mean for the domestic oil market. Plus, retirees feel financially stretched, North Carolina’s tourist industry navigates disaster recovery and Disney turns…

Chip Somodevilla/Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images On the day after the election, Wall Street responded in a dramatic way. Some stocks went way up, others went way down. By reading those signals — by breaking down what people were buying and what they were selling — you can learn a lot about where the economy might…

On today’s show:  New Yorkers are voting on Proposition 1, which would add some new protections to the state constitution. Liz Krueger, New York State senator (D, WF – 28th, Manhattan’s East Side ), chair of the finance committee (and one of the key legislators behind Prop 1), explains the thinking behind the measure, then,…

Trump returns to New York for major rally, South Korea briefs NATO on North Korean troops backing Russia and the Yankees seek a comeback after losing the first two World Series games. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s…