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New Releases Jul. 22: American Music, Bacewicz, León, Rachmaninoff, Silvestrov

American composers, and explorations of works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tania León, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Valentin Silvestrov.

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 30, 2024

Playlist: 6 Classic Songs that Sample Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 26, 2024

Playlist: Classical Music for Cooking

chopin top 10 image features blue portrait of Chopin with text "top ten" superimposed

WFMTJanuary 25, 2024

Vote: What Are Chopin’s Top 10 Works?

President Biden Awards Chicago Arts, Journalism Champion Bruce Sagan the National Medal of the Arts

Keegan MorrisNovember 5, 2024

In his acceptance statement, Sagan reflected on the critical role of the arts “to the quality of life in our complex changing world,” as they serve to “both entertain us and educate us.”

Quincy Jones grins while holding multiple Grammy Awards

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Associated PressNovember 4, 2024

Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog.

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