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Can’t Carry a Tune? Callas 2.0? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits

Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…

WFMT | October 13, 2021

From 2013: Legendary Chicagoan Timuel Black Reflects on Studs Terkel

Associated Press | October 13, 2021

Stutzmann to follow Spano as Atlanta Symphony music director

Keegan Morris | October 12, 2021

CSO Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Concerts

Cuba’s danzón genre: ‘150 years later, it’s still alive.’

Associated Press | October 11, 2021

The danzón was scandalous in some circles but it eventually became the national dance of Cuba and spread to other countries in the region.

VIDEO | Two Unsung Quartets Played by Fischoff-Winning Risus Quartet

Keegan Morris | October 11, 2021

Hearing music by Schubert and Mendelssohn, WFMT audiences enjoyed some rarified music-making by the Risus Quartet, the Grand Prize winner of the prestigious 2021 Fishoff Competition.

Black Artists

Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ on Malcolm X in 2023

Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza

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WFMT Welcomes Next Music Director

WFMT | October 11, 2021

Oliver Camacho's expertise in classical music comes at all levels: a vocal performer with experience in broadcasting, arts administration, and programming.