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Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Associated PressMarch 6, 2020

Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus

WFMTMarch 5, 2020

Harris Theater President and CEO Patricia Barretto Has Died at Age 45

WFMTMarch 4, 2020

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Venezuelan Musicians Pursue World’s Largest Orchestra Record

Associated PressNovember 15, 2021

Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, have attempted to set the record of the world's largest orchestra during a concert in Caracas.

Verismo Meets Lyrical Flow: Chicago Composer Creates Opera from Classic Nas Track

Adela SkowronskiNovember 12, 2021

It was a rap song by Nas that directly influenced Chicago composer Steve Wallace’s newest chamber opera, Undying Love.

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Recording Academy fires ousted CEO, citing investigations

Associated PressMarch 2, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy says it has fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who questioned the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and complained of sexual harassment and a toxic culture. The academy said Monday the decision was reached after “two exhaustive, costly independent investigations” of Dugan. She had been on administrative leave since mid-January, when ...

Lake Forest Symphony Cancels Rest of Season Amid Lagging Fundraising

Keegan MorrisMarch 2, 2020

Citing fundraising shortages in the face of rising costs, the Lake Forest Symphony has announced the cancellation of the remainder of its 2019-20 season. This decision comes despite good concert turnout. According to the symphony, the announcement followed a weekend of sold-out concerts midway through the ensemble’s 62nd season. The early termination will bring the cancellation of three programs, including ...

Eric Owens To Miss Lyric’s 2020 Ring Cycle, Replacements Announced