Halloweek Arts and Music Events in Chicago
A bounty of performances, events, and parties that will have you ready to celebrate spooky season in the Second City!
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Off the Beaten Path: 9 Underrated Venues for Classical Music in Chicago
Beyond the major hallowed houses, Chicago is filled with venues that can bring a different, intimate, interactive, or even more affordable experience.
On the Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary, Hear a Song Cycle Inspired by American Women Astronauts
In February, soprano Tamara Wilson joined WFMT to perform a celestial song cycle composed for her by Chicago composer James Kallembach. The works draw from the experience of women astronauts, including Sally Ride, Sunita Williams, and Peggy Whitson. We're bringing this video back in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
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?
