St. Charles Singers Announces 2025-26 Season
The four-program slate opens in October 2025 and concludes in June 2026, culminating in a Italy concert tour.
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Playlist: Loud Classical Music
Whether you are looking to rev up for the race or drown out the din, this playlist of cacophonous classical music is for you.
Can’t Carry a Tune? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits
Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…
Was Frida Kahlo the ‘greatest love’ and Muse to This Iconic Lesbian Chanteuse?
The name Frida Kahlo is often associated with Diego Rivera. But Kahlo, one of Mexico’s most iconic painters, may have also had a romantic relationship with one of Mexico’s most iconic singers: Chavela Vargas.
An Orchestra for the Musicians: Founding Artistic Director on End of Time with Lakeview Orchestra
"It doesn't mean that 'amateur' is bad. It just means non-professional."
Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ 41 hours apart
First he was in Munich with the Bavarian State Opera. Then he was performing the same role at the Bayreuth Wagner festival in a different production.
CYSO Makes History at Lollapalooza
As trumpets sang out their first few notes, the crowd quickly grew in size and volume, drawn to the rare sight of a full orchestra on Lollapalooza grounds.
Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans
With this wealth of allegorical associations, these elegant creatures have captured composers’ imaginations for centuries.
New Releases Aug. 5: Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Hovhaness
Deep-dives into works by JS Bach (featuring the late conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a Lyric Opera of Chicago legend), as well as music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alan Hovhaness. Plus, meet a lesser-known — but influential — Polish composer: Zygmunt Noskowski. And take part in a richly immersive vocal compendium by Minneapolis-based Cantus.
Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2025-26 Season: Ignite
The orchestra — fueled by a mission to make classical music more accessible and diverse — will share five programs between October and May.
Russian soprano’s case alleging national original discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed
The Met removed Netrebko after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.
In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy
Guy's new album features Peter Frampton and the Eagles' Joe Walsh and arrives a few months after the blues legend appeared in Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed film Sinners.
Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”
The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.
New Releases Jul. 29: Sax Phenom Jess Gillam & Shakespeare
A highly varied exploration of classical, folk, and contemporary in saxophonist Jess Gillam's PRISM, Vol. 2, and a survey of 16th-century music written for Shakespeare's plays.
