Corky Siegel at 80: Gathering No Moss at this Magnificent Milestone
"I have so much pouring out of me that I would like to share before I can’t share it anymore. It seems the more years I’ve been given, the more I need."
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Anthony Davis’ The Central Park Five: Opera as Mirror of Modern Society
Classical and jazz composer-pianist Anthony Davis' latest opera, The Central Park Five, with a libretto by Richard Wesley, premiered in June 2019. We spoke with the composer and members of the creative team about bringing the opera to life.
Hit the Road With These 3 Classical Music Road Trips You Can Take From Chicago
It's just a fact: road trips are better when live music is the destination!
Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music
Some of the most beautiful music ever composed originates from or was inspired by the British Isles. Weekend morning program host Maggie Clennon Reberg and Introductions host and producer Michael San Gabino have selected some of their favorites in this great British playlist!
Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award
San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas is among the awardees. Asked why he felt he was chosen for the award, Tilson Thomas laughed and said, "I guess I've just been around a long time!"...
Over the Moon for “Moon River”
"I was thirteen years old and on a definite budget: I took some of my paltry allowance and spent the princely sum of $1 on a record."
Elliott Golub, founding concertmaster of Music of the Baroque, dies at 85
Respected Chicago violinist Elliott Golub has died at age 85. He was the founding concertmaster of Music of the Baroque, holding the position from the ensemble’s establishment in 1972 until his retirement in 2006.
VIDEO | Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis discusses her Chicago ties and the wide world of harp repertoire
It all started in Chicago. As a child, Yolanda Kondonassis and her family visited the Windy City. During the trip, her mother, a piano instructor, brought the family to the Lyon & Healy showroom, which was at that time sort of a "music department store," Kondonassis recalls. "Because it was Valentine's Day... they had a very kind of 'dream love' ...
Playlist: 10 Piano Concertos You Need to Know But Probably Don’t
You voted on your 10 favorite piano concertos and we aired them on WFMT along with 10 piano concertos that might be less familiar to you. Which of the concertos below are discoveries to you? Which of your favorites would you add to the list?
Playlist: A Big Parade of 76 Trombone Pieces
When you think of the trombone, what comes to mind? A particular classical work, or more likely, “Seventy-Six Trombones” leading a big parade? Although The Music Man brings the instrument into the spotlight in Meredith Willson’s hallmark song, the musical leaves a lot of room to explore the wide world of trombone repertoire.
David Bromberg fears huge violin collection must be split up
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — David Bromberg, a master of stringed-instrument Americana, says a deal to sell his massive collection of historic violins to the Library of Congress has fallen through. The singer-songwriter and session musician has compiled a collection of 263 historic American violins over the years, and at 73, was hoping to sell it intact for $1.7 million as ...
