Playlist: Music to Help Your Garden Grow
The frost has (hopefully) gone for the year, so it's time to get planting. Here's music to help your garden grow... or at least, get you focused on gardening!
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Playlist: 31 Freaky and Frightening Classical Works to Haunt Your Halloween
Whether you’re looking for spooky music as you wait for trick-or-treaters, or you need some music to accompany your own "danse macabre," we have your perfect Halloween soundtrack.
Riccardo Muti and CSO Dedicate Performance to Victims of Northern California Fires during West Coast Tour
CSO music director Riccardo Muti decided to dedicate an encore to victims after a concert in Berkeley, where the orchestra had a multi-day residency.
Does Classical Music Have a Clapping Problem?
As classical organizations seek to bring more newcomers to the concert hall, have traditions of audience silence worn out their welcome?
Hess Concerts Celebrates 40 Years of Presenting Free Music in Downtown Chicago
On October 20, 1977, the first Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert was presented in Chicago, inspired by Dame Myra Hess' passion to make music accessible for all.
Anish Kapoor, the Artist Who Created ‘The Bean,’ Just Took His Very First Selfie with It
When Anish Kapoor visited his iconic sculpture or the first time since it was completed in 2006, he had to take his first selfies with it.
Meet Stilian Kirov, the New Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), based in south suburban Park Forest, is celebrating its 40th season, and the orchestra welcomes a new face to the podium: conductor Stilian Kirov.
Musicians Share Why Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Is the Gig That Gives Them “All Any of Us Really Want”
As the WFMT Radio Network’s series from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival returns, we asked participants what makes this location so enchanting.
Is Verdi’s Last Opera, ‘Falstaff,’ Also His Best?
Sometimes, composers save their best work for last. Is Verdi’s last opera, "Falstaff," his best?
How Conductor Harry Bicket Gets a Modern Orchestra to Sound Period Perfect
Maestro Harry Bicket shared what’s in his “little box of tricks” to help musicians in modern orchestras sound period perfect.
From Russia with Love | A Postcard from WFMT Host Lisa Flynn
Russia has been a place I’ve longed to visit for many years. I finally got my chance in September, joining a genial group of WFMT listeners and fellow music lovers for a fantastic adventure. Here are photos from our Russian adventure.
