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New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon

A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian …

Kaija Saariaho poses against a sunlit thicket

Keegan MorrisJune 2, 2023

Prominent Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Has Died, Aged 70

illustration of the chicago flag blended with an lgbtq+ pride flag superimposed on a brick wall

Adela SkowronskiJune 1, 2023

Chicago Pride Concerts & Events for 2023

a man in a jean jacket, trucket hat, and white shirt — Tommy Prine — strums a guitar and sings into a microphone onstage

Associated PressJune 1, 2023

Tommy Prine doesn’t dodge father’s legacy, makes his own way in compelling debut

David Sanborn is absorbed as he plays a saxophone onstage; a bandmate holding a bass guitar looks on

David Sanborn, Grammy-winning saxophonist who played on hundreds of albums, dies at 78

Associated PressMay 14, 2024

Equally versatile and prolific, Sanborn enjoyed rare fame and popularity for a saxophone player.

UChicago Presents 2024–25 Season: Roomful of Teeth, Mobley, Reid

WFMTMay 13, 2024

Featuring classical, jazz, blues, and other musical forms, the series spans from October to May.

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Instruments of Memory: Violins Honor Holocaust Survivors, Victims, and Stories

Keegan MorrisMay 18, 2023

"Music can maintain community and uphold humanity, even in the darkest of times."

Lawrence Edelson, wearing a blue checked suit and a blue dress shirt, smiles against a grey-blue background

Chicago Opera Theater Names New General Director

Keegan MorrisMay 15, 2023

Lawrence Edelson founded American Lyric Theater in 2005, building a model organization for presenting and fostering new opera.

On a Knife’s Edge: Cooking, Music, History Come Together in Okpebholo’s Cook-Off

Keegan MorrisMay 9, 2023

In Chicago composer Shawn E. Okpebholo’s new opera, three chefs vie for cooking show glory — and $100K — by tackling the classically American dish macaroni and cheese.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff