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New Releases May 13: Dreams, Skies, Fantasies

A particularly evocative group of releases this week features tributes to the night sky (and British women composers), dearly beloved family members, opera fantasies, and dreams. Plus, surveys of music by Johannes Brahms and Errollyn Wallen.

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Keegan MorrisMay 12, 2025

Treasured Titles: Exploring the Most Performed Operas of the Last 25 Years

Associated PressMay 8, 2025

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

Adela SkowronskiMay 7, 2025

Four Generations Reflect History of Chickasaw, Choctaw People

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CSO Harpist To Retire After 63 Years

Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2025

Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.

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New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon

Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2025

A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian ...

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