New Releases Feb 3: Music by the Sea
New music from a few countries by the water – Estonia, Latvia, and the British Isles – is added to WFMT’s music library. From elsewhere in Europe, Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704 present new works of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a composer born in Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). Plus, two celebrated pianists dedicate their latest recordings to women composers and ...
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Chicago International Film Festival 2023: 7 Movies for Music Lovers
North America's longest continually running competitive film festival returns for another year of scintillating programming.
Catching Up with Ryan Speedo Green
"It is rare, not only for a male singer who's not a tenor, but especially a bass-baritone to be able to do this kind of concert with an orchestra like the Chicago Philharmonic."
Open House Chicago 2023: 16 Spectacular Sites for Art and Music Lovers
Each year, Chicago’s most architecturally inclined residents crisscross the city to check out some of the city’s most intriguing and vaunted buildings!
Art Brings Visibility in 5th Indigenous People’s Day Chicago Fest
"Ours is a side that flips the narrative; how our culture survived, how our artists thrived and succeeded in the world."
Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”
