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A straight-on shot of the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library, a tall stout brick building with a glass and mint-copper top

Chicago Public Library To Hold Mega Sale for Nearly 10 Thousand LPs

A thrifty way to add to your collection and help out one of Chicago’s cherished cultural institutions!

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2020

Playlist: Classical Music for Easter Sunday

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2020

Video: Chicago Area Young Artists Bridge Continents with Cello Collaboration

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2020

CSO to Premiere Video of Beethoven’s 9th for Facebook Streaming

Conductor Simon Rattle Receives Germany’s Highest Honor

Associated PressFebruary 8, 2022

Germany's president has bestowed the country's highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year.

Video: Warm Up With This Concert of French Music by Geneva Lewis & Sahun Sam Hong

WFMTFebruary 3, 2022

How about some musical bonbons for a cold winter day? With several inches of snow outside, violinist Geneva Lewis and pianist Sahun Sam Hong teamed up for a bright performance of French music confections.

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How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing

Associated PressApril 9, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars: Samantha Pauly and Brittney Mack, who play two wives of Henry VIII in the musical "Six."

From the Opera House to Your House: Ryan Opera Center Artists Bring Music Home

Daniel GoldbergApril 9, 2020

Keeping busy and enjoying great music are some of the best ways to get through COVID-19 quarantining. Ryan Opera Center artists have been doing both in a series of homemade performance videos.

John Prine Dies, Rich Warren Pays Tribute

Rich WarrenApril 8, 2020

John Prine, who began his career in Chicago, exhibited the ability to wring every possible meaning from a word to expose the joy, sorrow, frailty, and strength of the human condition.

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