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Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell on the Epic, Sweeping ‘Carmina Burana’

It’s not very hard to sing, but it is hard to sing well. So getting the singers to engage with it can be part of the challenge.

Keegan MorrisMay 11, 2024

Playlist: Relaxing Romantic-Era Classical Music

Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2024

Playlist: Classical Music for a Quick, Confidence-Boosting Commute

Associated PressMay 3, 2024

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200

A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025

The violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed “Violin Concerto in D Major” and was actually played during the concerto's 1879 premiere.

How Chicago Became a Cultural Beacon of the Great Migration

Keegan MorrisFebruary 7, 2025

“You could just take that first generation of migrants. You think about what came out of it musically. There is no genre that is untouched."

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Chicago a cappella Announces 2024–25 Season

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2024

Across three programs, the ensemble mines early music, prose, and jazz inspirations in performances in Chicago and its suburbs.

2024–2025 Season of Change for Chicago Opera Theater

Keegan MorrisApril 30, 2024

The season is the first programmed by 2023-appointed general director Lawrence Edelson and the first following the departure of Lidiya Yankovskaya as music director.

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With Summer Near, 25th Annual Rush Hour Concerts Announced

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2024

The series presents savvy commuters with free, approachable concerts at River North’s Saint James Cathedral.

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