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Third Coast Percussion poses with percussion instruments and mallets in front of a yellow-green background

New Releases Apr. 15: Suites, Unheralded Women, Third Coast Percussion

Beloved Chicago envelope-pushing quartet Third Coast Percussion celebrates 20 years with a characteristically adventurous album. Plus, suites by Tchaikovsky and Thomas Adès. Finally, get to know two unjustly overlooked women composers: Swede Elfrida Andrée and Brit Ruth Gipps.

WFMTOctober 13, 2022

Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Symphony Titles & Nicknames?

Keegan MorrisOctober 12, 2022

Willliam Grant Still’s Top 5 Works According to His Daughter, Judith Anne Still

Associated PressOctober 12, 2022

Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?

Clad in a patterned red-black suitcoat, Jaden Teague-Núñez strikes the steelpan with dynamism and athleticism

Steelpan Player Jaden Teague-Núñez Wins 2024 CSO Young Artists Competition

Robbie EllisFebruary 27, 2024

Teague-Núñez is the first steelpan soloist to enter — much less win — the competition.

Emiko Edwards studio photo posing with sheet music

American Music Project Boosts Repertory Rarities in 10th Chicago Season

Keegan MorrisFebruary 22, 2024

This AMP season’s lineup showcases neglected repertoire in chamber, solo piano, and orchestral settings.

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Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

Associated PressOctober 8, 2022

Ichiyanagi studied at The Juilliard School in New York and emerged a pioneer, using compositional techniques that incorporated traditional Japanese elements and electronic music.