Curtis Wilson escaped his father’s troubled world and grasped his lifelong dream of becoming a cellist. Then, he almost lost it all. The protagonist of writer, educator and classical musician Brendan Slocumb’s new book “The Dark Maestro” reflects the author’s own experience as a performer. “The Dark Maestro” is our July selection for Bookmarked: the “Under the Radar” book club.

Curtis Wilson escaped his father’s troubled world and grasped his lifelong dream of becoming a cellist. Then, he almost lost it all. The protagonist of writer, educator and classical musician Brendan Slocumb’s new book “The Dark Maestro” reflects the author’s own experience as a performer. “The Dark Maestro” is our July selection for Bookmarked: the “Under the Radar” book club.

Music and mystery unite in Brendan Slocumb’s latest novel, ‘The Dark Maestro’

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"Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" looks to alternative presses and community news for stories that are often overlooked by big media outlets. In our roundtable conversation, we aim to examine the small stories before they become the big headlines with contributors in Boston and New England. Learn more about our show on our website: gbhnews.org/utr Check out all the stories in our year-long series, Unbound Pages: gbhnews.org/unboundpages Follow us on X @CallieCrossley and Facebook: facebook.com/UndertheRadarGBH

"Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" looks to alternative presses and community news for stories that are often overlooked by big media outlets. In our roundtable conversation, we aim to examine the small stories before they become the big headlines with contributors in Boston and New England.&nbsp;<ul>
<li>Learn more about our show on our website: <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/utr" rel="noopener noreferrer">gbhnews.org/utr</a>
</li>
<li>Check out all the stories in our year-long series, <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/series/unbound-pages" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unbound Pages</a>: <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/series/unbound-pages" rel="noopener noreferrer">gbhnews.org/unboundpages</a>
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