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Holiday Programming on WFMT 2024

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

Keegan MorrisSeptember 11, 2021

Met’s 9/11 Anniversary: Music Can Help Mend Wounds of 20 Years Ago and Today

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 7, 2021

Artist Icebreaker: Pianist Lara Downes

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2021

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Favorite Composers’ Habits?

Brandon Patrick George, wearing a white shirt and grey striped tie, holds a flute in front of a green background

Music Director TBA: Elgin Symphony Unveils Flagship Series for 2023-2024

Keegan MorrisMarch 1, 2023

Concerts featuring Christine Brewer, Brandon Patrick George, and more. But with a music director to be named in the coming months, we will have to wait to see who will conduct them.

Heaven and Earth: Music of the Baroque Announces 2023-24 Season

Keegan MorrisFebruary 27, 2023

Boasting banner works like the Mozart Requiem and Bach’s St. John Passion, the season will feature eight programs performed at venues in and around Chicago.

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Met Opera and orchestra reach deal, allowing season to start

Associated PressAugust 25, 2021

The Metropolitan Opera reached a four-year agreement with the union for its orchestra, the last major deal needed for the company to resume performances following a 1 1/2-year layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

New faces, new ambitions as opera houses reopen

Associated PressAugust 24, 2021

As opera houses around the country warily resume indoor performances, two of the biggest are ushering in new leadership — along with a heightened commitment to building new audiences.

Playlist: A Classical Fishing Trip

George PrestonAugust 20, 2021

10 pieces of music inspired by angling and sea creatures

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff