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New Releases Mar. 11: Composer Focuses

Explore landmark works by Jean Sibelius and Aram Khachaturian, plus unheralded repertoire by Gaetano Donizetti, Ernest Chausson, John Field, and Marie de Grandval.

Adela SkowronskiJuly 14, 2022

Bramwell Tovey, conductor and composer, dies at 69

WFMTJuly 11, 2022

Pianist Stewart Goodyear on the Magic of Music

Adela Skowronski

Playlist: Classical Music To Dance To

Kaija Saariaho works thoughtfully at a desk

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2023

Candice AgreeDecember 29, 2023

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

Celebrate New Year’s Songs From Around the World

Adela SkowronskiDecember 29, 2023

From Bulgaria to Denmark, some of our most beloved — and unique — traditions come when it's time to welcome the New Year!

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Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

Associated PressJune 24, 2022

The Recording Industry Association of America says record album sales grew a whopping 61% last year — and reached $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s.

John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music

Associated PressJune 23, 2022

Williams says the fifth Indiana Jones film will probably be his last film. He'll spend most of his time to writing concert pieces.

James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking ‘Hair,’ dies at 90

Associated PressJune 22, 2022

Hair, which has story and lyrics by Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, was the first rock musical on Broadway, the first Broadway show to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss.

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer