Category Archives: Arts

Bob Dylan’s newest medal

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Richard Guzman

In May (2012) President Obama awarded The Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to Bob Dylan. It’s his third, big, White House decoration—President Clinton having named him a Kennedy Center Honoree, and, in 2010, Obama having awarded him the National Medal … Continue reading →

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A Radio Show on the Blues

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Richard Guzman

“SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED…BLUE” The blues is America’s most fundamental roots music, still not only the bedrock of most of its popular music—rock, jazz, pop, soul, and more—but continuing to exert an even more powerful influence on world music.  “Something Old, New, … Continue reading →

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EMMAUS – by Richard R. Guzman

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Richard Guzman

This first draft of a choral piece by Richard R. Guzman has already been performed several times, and sets one of the most dramatic events in the New Testament to music.  Luke 24:13 begins the story of Jesus appearing to … Continue reading →

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