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Scoring Plays: Iconic NFL Anthems

Music plays an unheralded — but vital — role in the ritual of football. The iconic fanfares, anthems, and themes set the tone for excitement, priming fans for game day.

Keegan MorrisMarch 8, 2022

‘Music is an ephemeral art’: Conductor Eun Sun Kim on Puccini and her Lyric Debut

Associated PressMarch 7, 2022

War silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine

Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2022

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 2022-23 Season, Its 45th

Bella Voce with artistic director Andrew Lewis

Bella Voce Unveils 2023-2024 Season

WFMTJuly 21, 2023

The season embarks on explorations of both staples and forgotten gems of Renaissance and Early Music repertoire.

Tony Bennett holds a microphone and sings onstage

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Associated PressJuly 21, 2023

Bennett’s early career peaked in the 1960s as he topped the charts with “San Francisco” and became the first male pop solo performer to headline at Carnegie Hall, releasing a live album of the 1962 concert.

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Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony, lessens work

Associated PressMarch 2, 2022

The 77-year-old had surgery last August for the tumor. He has conducted 20 concerts since then with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony.

2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin