Review: Shake, rattle and roll with the Wurlitzer organ at the California Theatre
Paul Haas shook up the orchestra, opening up new expressive possibilities. Jonas Nordwall nearly unhinged the theater from its foundations with his finely wrought, yet super-charged performance on the California Theatre's mighty Wurlitzer organ.

In Arab World, Ancient Tradition Finds New Voice

Poetry is a living, breathing medium in the Arab world, where it's the basis of two hit TV competition shows, a la American Idol — but with poets. NPR explores why Arabic poetry remains such an active and resonant art form in the region — and how a new generation of poets, who have come of age in the Arab diaspora, are informed by that tradition.