Astrid Sonne wastes no time getting to the heavy stuff on her third album, Great Doubt. After a vanishingly brief introduction—a 61-second prelude for flute and viola that starts off sweetly and turns ...

MOUNT VERNON, S.D. — Cole Sonne has a busy life working on the farm. He feeds cattle. He mows hay. And as autumn approaches, he’s getting man and machine ready for harvest. There is plenty to do and ...