A secular environment, says pianist Alex McDonald, is the right place for his Christian calling

New or recent pop-rock releases

Jay Hunter Morris followed his faith from Christian music to the Met, becoming one of the nation’s premiere classical performers

Major soundtracks fail to live up to—or in one case down to—their films

Recent classical releases

Younger listeners, enchanted by the warm and open sounds records offer, are setting aside their iPods and dusting off their parent’s old turntables