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Dame Jane Glover Named Principal Guest Conductor at Fort Worth

Glover has led Music of the Baroque since 2002.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 14, 2020

Odysseys of Movement, Music in Joffrey Program

Lisa FlynnFebruary 13, 2020

Drawing Hope and Courage from Opera: Dan Shore’s ‘Freedom Ride’

Michael San GabinoFebruary 12, 2020

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2020-2021 Season

Can’t Carry a Tune? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits

Adela Skowronski

Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…

From 2013: Legendary Chicagoan Timuel Black Reflects on Studs Terkel

WFMTOctober 13, 2021

Timuel Black, who died on October 13, 2021 at age 102, lived a truly extraordinary life. Hear an excerpt of a 2013 WFMT interview with the influential historian, activist, veteran, and teacher.

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Marvin Goldsmith, Marketing Executive and WFMT-WTTW trustee, dies at 84

WFMTFebruary 10, 2020

Marvin Goldsmith, WTTW and WFMT Trustee, died last Thursday evening, February 6, 2020, at age 84. Elected to the Board in June of 1977, “Marv” was one of its longest-serving members. As a trustee, he dedicated valuable time, expertise, and counsel to the Development and Investment Communities, to finance and governance functions, and to the WFMT Radio Committee. He is ...

Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

Associated PressFebruary 10, 2020

The famed soprano, who enthralled audiences for half a century, at her home in Modena, Italy from a degenerative muscular disease and a series of strokes.

No Maestro, No Problem for Chicago’s Conductorless Orchestra

Keegan MorrisFebruary 6, 2020

Conductors are all but a given in symphonic performance today. Front and center, they provide a dynamic focal point for the audience while guiding the artistic experience onstage. But what if there were no conductor? Who would run the show? In chamber music, the artists themselves are usually tasked with determining the artistic interpretation and then communicating together to play ...

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