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.
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Fleming, Netrebko, Kaufmann headline Met Opera on-line gala
Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna, and Bryn Terfel are among 38 opera stars in 13 nations scheduled for the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home gala, which will be streamed live on April 25.
Deaf Hip-Hop Dancer is Moved by Beethoven’s 5th in New Music Video
With beautiful images and stunning dancing, this video reminds us that not everyone engages with music the same way.
Take In the Gleaming Tones of Multi-Instrumentalist & Composer Ólafur Arnalds
This prismatic NPR Tiny Desk Concert will challenge your view of what making music means in the digital age.
Playlist: Classical Music for Easter Sunday
Looking for the perfect accompaniment for your Easter Sunday? We've got you covered with this playlist with everything from Bach to Irving Berlin.
Video: Chicago Area Young Artists Bridge Continents with Cello Collaboration
Two young Chicago-area cellists have risen to the challenge of social distancing, bringing together 24 young artists from around the world for one moving performance.
CSO to Premiere Video of Beethoven’s 9th for Facebook Streaming
This Sunday, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will host a Facebook premiere for a video recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 from its archives, in part because it is "widely recognized as one of music’s most powerful and inspiring works."
Still scarred, Notre Dame lives anew in coronavirus crisis
Just days before the first anniversary of the inferno that ravaged the beloved Paris landmark, the French capital’s archbishop led Good Friday celebrations unlike any that have gone before inside the centuries-old jewel of Gothic architecture.
Long Distance Music Saves the (Wedding) Day!
How some creative thinking helped give a wedding live stream the music it needed.
How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars: Samantha Pauly and Brittney Mack, who play two wives of Henry VIII in the musical "Six."
From the Opera House to Your House: Ryan Opera Center Artists Bring Music Home
Keeping busy and enjoying great music are some of the best ways to get through COVID-19 quarantining. Ryan Opera Center artists have been doing both in a series of homemade performance videos.
