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Playlist: Classical Music for a Quick, Confidence-Boosting Commute

Whether you’re headed to work, school, or home, get to where you need to go with this propulsive, positive playlist.

Keegan MorrisJuly 1, 2020

This Chicago Program is Helping Young Musicians of Color Break Barriers. Here’s How to Audition.

Joshua SauvageauJune 30, 2020

Remembering Don Mueller

Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Daniel GoldbergJune 30, 2020

WFMT, CSO Extend Joint Series ‘From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice’ Into September

conductor Jennifer Higdon in jeans, a black turtle neck, and black leather jacket standing in front of a simple mural of four colors: red, orange, yellow, and beige.

Jennifer Higdon Tackles New Instruments, Breaks Boundaries

George PrestonMarch 23, 2022

"I thought that this was a piece that needed good tunes. And also, because it's a concerto, you have to have some fast music in there. There are parts where I'm like, 'Okay, let's let it rip.'"

Opera film ‘Soldier Songs’ about war trauma heads to Grammys

Associated PressMarch 23, 2022

An hour-long piece for baritone and orchestral septet, the work depicts with unrelenting intensity the horrors of war and the PTSD faced by many returning veterans.

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Musicians Protest in Harmony: Violin Vigils for Elijah McClain

Keegan MorrisJune 29, 2020

As protests in the ongoing fight against systemic racism and police brutality continue, musicians are coming together to pay tribute and raise awareness after the death of fellow violinist, Elijah McClain.

Stand up With the Sitdown: Black Singers Share Their Experiences in Opera

Daniel GoldbergJune 24, 2020

Star tenor Lawrence Brownlee’s new Facebook Live series aims to change the face of the industry through interviews with other Black opera singers and advice for aspiring Black opera singers, Brownlee explains.

Plants fill seats at Barcelona opera house concert

Associated PressJune 22, 2020

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s opera house has reopened and performed its first concert since the coronavirus lockdown. To an audience that didn’t have to worry about social distancing. Instead of people, there were 2,292 plants, one for each seat in the theater. Monday’s concert was also livestreamed for humans to watch. The event was conceived by a Spanish artist ...

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