Her name is taken from a band of peaceful Native Americans (Pascagoula means “bread eaters”) who inhabited the area when Hernando De Soto first explored the Mississippi River area in the 1540’s. Legend tells the story of two Native American tribes that believed to have once coexisted, the Biloxi andRead More →

place in musical composition corresponds to one note; “melismatic” refers to a phrase or composition employing several distinct pitches for the vocalization of a single syllable. Where did melismatic singing came from? The vocal technique traces its roots back to Gregorian chants and the ragas of Indian classical music. InRead More →