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Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn

An autumnal assortment of songs in German, French, English, and even Swedish, each with their own take on the fall season.

Associated PressJanuary 14, 2021

Luisi’s term with Dallas Symphony extended through 2028-29

Associated PressJanuary 14, 2021

Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

Lisa FlynnJanuary 14, 2021

The Modern Musical Dynasty: Kanneh-Mason Family Performs Saint-Saëns, Bob Marley

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The Sounds of Chicago in a Festival of Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music

Fatima DabbahSeptember 6, 2022

"We're celebrating the spirit of the city and taking a moment for some musical civic pride!"

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Basic Music Theory?

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 6, 2022

You may know your classical pieces; heck, you may even know your composers! But how good is your music theory knowledge?

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Montreal Symphony Orchestra Names Next Music Director

WFMTJanuary 8, 2021

Rafael Payare has been announced as the next music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He will begin his tenure in the 2022-23 season

Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2021

The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

Claude Bolling, popular jazz-classical musician, dead at 90

Associated PressJanuary 2, 2021

The Cannes native was a professional musician by his teens and over the following decades would perform with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Yo-Yo Ma.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff