New Releases Aug. 12: Birds and Waves
Mandolin music of Italy, Iberia, and the Black Sea in Song of the Birds, and orchestral music by women composers in Breaking Waves. And albums focusing on works by Florence Price, Valentin Silvestrov, and Georg Philipp Telemann.
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Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam ...
A Musical Memorial and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach’s Solo Cello Suites Live
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live as a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience of our communities.
LIVE | Lutenist Paul O’Dette
Grammy-winning lutenist Paul O’Dette shares Elizabethan ballads and Scottish tunes in a video concert livestream.
Cultures in Concert: Four Latin American Composers Who Fused Folk and Classical Music
WFMT's 2020 ITW David Speer Academy intern reflects on his personal connection to Latin American classical music.
Muti to conduct classical music’s return to Italian stage
Organizers are billing the open-air concert as Italy's first live classical music performance since its coronavirus lockdown.
Three Chicago Premieres in Chicago Opera Theater’s 2020-21 Season
General director Ashley Magnus maintains that even in troubled times, the company is "moving forward with the belief that opera truly is a living, resilient art form."
Early Music Livestream With Lutenist Paul O’Dette
The Grammy-winning "dean of American lutenists" shares a program of Elizabethan ballads and Scottish tunes.
Bernstein MASS: Join Marin Alsop, Paolo Szot, and WFMT’s George Preston for a Live Panel Discussion
In the hour leading up to the premiere of the Ravinia Festival recording of Bernstein‘s MASS on PBS‘s Great Performances, we invite you to join us for this free panel.
Share Some Coffee and Songs With Tenor Lawrence Brownlee
Like most of us, tenor Lawrence Brownlee is trying to make the best use of his time and keep his spirits high during the pandemic...
Here’s What ‘Wicked’ Creator Stephen Schwartz Learned From Leonard Bernstein
Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, who created hit musicals like Wicked and Godspell, was just 23 years old when he teamed up with Leonard Bernstein. In a video chat interview with WFMT’s George Preston, Schwartz recounts how he came to contribute to MASS, and what he learned from Bernstein.
