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Mary Piercey-Lewis

Mary Piercey-Lewis, a Music Teacher with a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, Published a Text of Inuit Choral Music for the First Time in 2021.

Contemporary and traditional Inuit music from Canada’s Arctic region can be found in Inuit Inngiusingit: A Collection of Inuit Choral Music. This collection includes Susan Aglukark’s Inuit pop classics, Paul K. Irksuk’s Inuit folk music, traditional Inuit a-ja-ja songs, and throat songs. But did you know that the first text on Inuit choral music was …

Mary Piercey-Lewis, a Music Teacher with a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, Published a Text of Inuit Choral Music for the First Time in 2021. Read More »

Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe provided shelter to 2000 Jews during WW2. He was later sent to Auschwitz where he volunteered to sacrifice his life for a stranger.

Maximilian Kolbe Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFM Conv. (Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe [maksɨˌmʲilʲan ˌmarʲja ˈkɔlbɛ]; 8 January 1894 – 14 August 1941), a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II. He had been active in promoting …

Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe provided shelter to 2000 Jews during WW2. He was later sent to Auschwitz where he volunteered to sacrifice his life for a stranger. Read More »