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Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

Sanders, who launched his career playing alongside John Coltrane in the 1960s, died in Los Angeles early Saturday.

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Associated Press | September 20, 2022

Elton John to perform at White House on Friday
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WFMT | September 18, 2022

Music for Her Majesty: Important Musical Moments in the Life of Queen Elizabeth II of England
Associated Press | September 16, 2022

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year
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Music for Her Majesty: Important Musical Moments in the Life of Queen Elizabeth II of England
WFMT | September 18, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. In memoriam, we take a look at the royal monarch's life through a musical lens...

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year
Associated Press | September 16, 2022
Broadway's longest-running show is scheduled to close in February 2023, less than a month after its 35th anniversary.

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Composer Penderecki’s state funeral held after 2-year delay

Opera film ‘Soldier Songs’ about war trauma heads to Grammys
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15-Year-Old Pianist Noah Kim’s Saint-Saëns Wins Him the 2022 CSO Young Artists Competition
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Ramsey Lewis

Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87
Associated Press | September 12, 2022
The Chicago born and based Lewis was revered in jazz circles for hits like "The In Crowd" and "Hang on Sloopy." He earned three Grammys and seven gold records.
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From 2015: Ramsey Lewis On His Long Overdue CSO Debut
Stephen Raskauskas | September 12, 2022
WFMT spoke to the Chicago-born Lewis in 2015, when, at the age of 80, his music received its first CSO performance.
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Queen Elizabeth II dead after 70 years on the throne
Associated Press | September 8, 2022
A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.
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