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Playlist: Architecture & Music

Frank Lloyd Wright recognized the connection between music and architecture, going so far as to claim, “They are practically one.”

Associated PressSeptember 23, 2022

Bargain hunter scores 700-year-old medieval times document

Classical composers pets: George Crumb holding a dog, Yoda

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 22, 2022

Musical Tails: 6 Composers Who Wrote Music for Pets

WFMTSeptember 21, 2022

Video: James Conlon & Johnny Gandelsman Reflect on Music of the Holocaust

Stravinsky Top 10: blue portrait of Stravinsky with a 10 and text "top ten" superimposed

Vote for Stravinsky’s Top 10 Works

WFMTFebruary 5, 2024

We want to hear your take! Help us create a definitive ranking of the iconoclastic 20th-century composer’s greatest music.

Black and white photo portrait of Don Tait

Remembering Don Tait

Julia MaishFebruary 4, 2024

“He was completely serious about the music, but also effervescently joyful. He loved this artform.”

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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2022

Broadway's longest-running show is scheduled to close in February 2023, less than a month after its 35th anniversary.

In 35th Season, Chicago Sinfonietta Looks At What’s ‘Next’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2022

A dynamic balance of intensity and optimism holds true throughout the season, which features such program titles as Next, Boundless, and Unapologetic.

classical music for walking: a beautiful path

Playlist: Classical Music for Long Walks

Fatima DabbahSeptember 15, 2022

In an array of stimulating and soothing music, give your walk a melodic backdrop or clear your mind for some deep thinking.

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