Says Williamson: “My affinity with the ocean is as strong as my connection to and love for the bush. When I sat down to write about our love for the oceans, I couldn’t help but think about all the problems we’ve caused our seas and t...
Created by Greek composer Spýros Samáaras to words written by his fellow countryman, poet Kostís Palamás, the Olympic Anthem is in fact the oldest property of the modern Games. The renowned composer was given the task of composing it to give a musical identity to the start of the1896 ...
In 1798 the tune became “Adams and Liberty,” written by Thomas Paine (later called Robert Treat Paine, Jr., and not the same person as the author of Common Sense, with whom he is sometimes confused) to celebrate and rally support for the nation’s second president, John Adams. This v...