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New Releases Aug. 5: Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Hovhaness

Deep-dives into works by JS Bach (featuring the late conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a Lyric Opera of Chicago legend), as well as music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alan Hovhaness. Plus, meet a lesser-known — but influential — Polish composer: Zygmunt Noskowski. And take part in a richly immersive vocal compendium by Minneapolis-based Cantus.

Matthew Lipman poses against a vivid yellow wall

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2024

Illinois Phil 2024–25: John Williams, American Symphonies, Messiah, More

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2024

29-Year-Old Kedrick Armstrong Named Oakland Symphony Music Director

Associated PressApril 5, 2024

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Favorite Songs

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 16, 2025

Songs by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Staples Singers, and even music for the jitterbug can be found on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s playlist.

7 Pieces of Classical Music Featuring Unusual Instruments

Katherine BuzardJanuary 16, 2025

Expanding the orchestra's sonic palette with some truly unorthodox instruments!

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Jamie Barton on Growing as an Artist and Verdi’s Timeless Juggernaut

Keegan MorrisMarch 29, 2024

"This is a tra-ge-dy. It’s not going to go right in the end. And that’s hard."

A picture of violins or fiddles hanging in a luthier shop, with the middle orange-brown colored violin in sharp focus.

What Makes a Fiddle?

Adela SkowronskiMarch 27, 2024

While “violin” exists only as a noun, the word "fiddle" also carries multiple meanings beyond just the instrument.

commemorative plaques pay tribute to victims of the Ardeatine Massacre

Italy marks 80th anniversary of WWII-era massacre in Rome with a concert honoring the dead

Associated PressMarch 25, 2024

Riccardo Muti conducted the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony, which the composer wrote after visiting the site of a 1944 massacre in Rome.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree