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The Evolution of the Orchestra: Woodwinds

As we continue our series on the history of the orchestra, let’s turn our focus to the woodwind section.

Keegan MorrisAugust 9, 2023

Newberry Consort Shares Collaboration-Rich 2023-24 Season

Associated PressAugust 7, 2023

Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault

Ella Jenkins — gray haired woman stands with the ocean to her back

Adela SkowronskiAugust 4, 2023

Ella Jenkins at 100: A Timeline

Former Ravinia Head Named CEO of Old Town School

Adela SkowronskiJuly 22, 2024

An iconic Chicago venue has invited a familiar face to join its leadership ranks.

5 Chart-Topping Musicians You Didn’t Know Got Their Start with Classical Music

Katherine BuzardJuly 12, 2024

Laufey hopes that “an older audience finds a sound in my music that reminds them of when they were younger... and for a younger audience is that it’s introducing something new...”

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Tony Bennett holds a microphone and sings onstage

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Associated PressJuly 21, 2023

Bennett’s early career peaked in the 1960s as he topped the charts with “San Francisco” and became the first male pop solo performer to headline at Carnegie Hall, releasing a live album of the 1962 concert.