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Demarre McGill, seated outside, smiles at the camera while holding the flute

Music of the Baroque ’25-26 ‘Emerald’ Anniversary Season

Celestial Voices, Fathers and Sons, Baroque Blockbusters and other fascinating fare for the ensemble’s 55th season.

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Fatima DabbahSeptember 6, 2022

The Sounds of Chicago in a Festival of Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 6, 2022

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Basic Music Theory?

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2022

Lars Vogt, Pianist & Conductor, Dead at 51

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Playlist: Jazz Takes on Classical Greats

Keegan MorrisJanuary 20, 2024

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let's appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Third Coast Baroque: 11 musicians in a sunlit red brick hallway; some with their instruments including violins, cello, theorbo, and charango.

Third Coast Baroque Announces Closure

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 17, 2024

The Chicago early-music ensemble faced diminishing audience sizes and reduced grant funding possibilities after years of concert disruptions by COVID-19.

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Jon Batiste leaves Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show

Associated PressAugust 15, 2022

After winning multiple Grammys this year, Jon Batiste is moving on after a seven-year run backing up host Stephen Colbert as bandleader of “The Late Show”.

Video: Husband-Wife Duo Plays Brahms, Clarke, Tchaikovsky

WFMTAugust 5, 2022

Collaborators Matthew Cohen and Zhenni Li-Cohen perform a concert of music for viola and piano.

Playlist: 11 Lithuanian Composers You Should Know

Fatima DabbahAugust 2, 2022

During and following periods of suppression and foreign occupation, many composers have made it their duty to preserve and strengthen a Lithuanian national identity.

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