The state’s financial woes and their impact on our local school system are by now well-established.

EDITOR,

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

It was William Congreve (not William Shakespeare) who, in 1697, wrote, “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” Indeed, music is one thread that runs through every culture around the world; researchers have found it an important aspect of civilizations dating back almost as far as the human record.

EDITOR,

EDITOR,