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Playlist: 14 Works for the Solar Eclipse

Music to set the stage for a remarkable celestial spectacle.

Anna GoldbeckMarch 9, 2020

9 Works by Women Writers We Want to See Adapted into Operas

Associated PressMarch 8, 2020

McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies

Lisa FlynnMarch 6, 2020

Playlist: 10 Trailblazing Composers You Should Know (…Who Also Happen to Be Women)

Opera’s Newest Voice: Meet Debra Lew Harder, the New Host of the Met Broadcasts

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2021

After nearly two years, Metropolitan Opera live broadcasts are back. With their revival comes the arrival of a new host: Debra Lew Harder.

WFMT 70: George Preston and Oliver Camacho

WFMT at 70: A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2021

As we look back on WFMT's 70th birthday, we sit down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the commemorative celebration and their plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.

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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 ...

Playlist: 14 Marching Band Videos You Have to See to Believe

WFMTMarch 4, 2020

Marching bands are art in motion. But you have to see the intricate formations – moving images, clever phrases, and more – to truly believe their artistic capabilities.

Playlist: Listening to the ‘L’, CTA-Centric Music from Classical to Hip-Hop

Hannah EdgarMarch 4, 2020

For many of us, the ‘L’ is more than just a means of getting around the city. It’s a social network, concert venue, observation deck, and roving reading room, uniting Chicago’s cosmopolitan mix over 224 miles of track.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff