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Music of the Baroque Journeys Through Time in 2024–2025 Season

Highlights include rarely-heard gems, beloved holiday concerts, and the 80th birthday celebration of Nicholas Kraemer.

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Michael San GabinoMarch 9, 2020

Violinist Isabella Brown Wins 2020 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition
Robbie EllisMarch 9, 2020

Larry Johnson, Host of WFMT’s ‘Arias and Songs’ Has Died at Age 72
Anna GoldbeckMarch 9, 2020

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Saxophonist Julian Velasco Wins Cedille Records Emerging Artist Competition
WFMTNovember 22, 2021
This past weekend, WFMT teamed up with Cedille Records to stream the finals of the venerable Chicago label's first-ever Emerging Artist Competition. Now, a winner has been named...

WFMT Joins Forces with Cedille to Share Stream of Emerging Artist Competition
WFMTNovember 19, 2021
The first such event in Cedille's history, the competition is being held in honor of the label's 30th anniversary. The first place artist will get to create a record that will be produced and released by Cedille.

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‪Plácido Domingo pulls out of Royal Opera House role
Associated PressMarch 6, 2020
The Royal Opera House says in a statement Friday it was mutually agreed with Domingo that he will not be taking up his role in Don Carlo in July. Domingo is ensnared in allegations of sexual misconduct.

Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus
Associated PressMarch 6, 2020
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Musician and composer Brett Dean has been hospitalized in Australia with the new coronavirus. British agent Intermusica says the violist and conductor is in isolation in an Adelaide hospital with the COVID-19 illness. He was to perform with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the Adelaide Festival on Saturday. Festival executive director Rob Brookman says Dean canceled ...

Harris Theater President and CEO Patricia Barretto Has Died at Age 45
WFMTMarch 5, 2020
Patricia Barretto, president and CEO of Chicago’s Harris Theater for Music and Dance, has died following a 4-year battle with breast cancer. She was 45. She passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, with her husband, Sheldon, their son, David, her parents, William and Fatima Mcrae, and close friends at her side. Barretto was born in Mumbai and completed a BA in ...
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