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Associated PressJuly 4, 2023

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Keegan MorrisJune 30, 2023

Playlist: Loud Classical Music

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Adela SkowronskiJune 29, 2023

Playlist: Classical Music You Probably Know (But Can’t Name): Vol. 2

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Katherine BuzardJuly 25, 2024

Music and sports may seem diametrically opposed, but these artists — including a pitching ace-turned composer and an aspiring goalkeeper-turned opera sensation — prove otherwise

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Adela SkowronskiJuly 23, 2024

For more than a century, artists from all over the world have chosen to give their first performances in the Second City.

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Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ creator, dies at 99

Associated PressJune 23, 2023

Harnick was born and raised in Chicago and earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the Northwestern University School of Music after serving in the army during World War II.