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10 Composers Who Were Inspired by Their Travels

From Bolivia to Ghana to India to the US, the perspective-changing experience of travel influenced many of your favorite composers.

Elbio BarilariMarch 10, 2021

Playlist: One Century of Astor Piazzolla

Mary MazurekMarch 8, 2021

What Not To Miss This Grammys Week… According To An Academy Member

Robbie EllisMarch 8, 2021

Gemma New Announced as 2021 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Fellow

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2022

Broadway's longest-running show is scheduled to close in February 2023, less than a month after its 35th anniversary.

In 35th Season, Chicago Sinfonietta Looks At What’s ‘Next’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2022

A dynamic balance of intensity and optimism holds true throughout the season, which features such program titles as Next, Boundless, and Unapologetic.

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Video: CSO Flutist, Pianist, Horn Player Share Lovely, Lesser-Known Repertoire

Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2021

On a sunny March day, flutist Emma Gerstein, horn player Alexander Love, and pianist Winston Choi shared an upbeat recital featuring music you might not have heard before.

George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project

Associated PressMarch 1, 2021

Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, plays drums on a forthcoming album of protest anthems, fulfilling a dream of his late brother, who once dabbled in music in Houston’s hip-hop scene.

Playlist: 12 Black Film & TV Composers You Should Know

Keegan MorrisFebruary 26, 2021

From Duke Ellington to Tamar-kali, these 12 composers have shaped what movies and TV sound like.

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