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Once banned by communists, Poland’s stately 18th century dance garners UNESCO honors

“It is a very simple dance… but at the same time it has an exceptional soul and one can express emotions in it in an exceptional way.”

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Keegan MorrisDecember 20, 2019

Video: Music of the Baroque Shares a Louis XIV-Era Take on the Christmas Antiphon
Associated PressDecember 20, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
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Keegan MorrisDecember 18, 2019

Video: Chanticleer Sings Christmas Classics in Stunning Fourth Presbyterian Church

Met’s 9/11 Anniversary: Music Can Help Mend Wounds of 20 Years Ago and Today
Keegan MorrisSeptember 11, 2021
Matthew Polenzani, one of the artists performing at the Met's Verdi Requiem commemorative concerts on the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, reflects on why music can help us heal.

Artist Icebreaker: Pianist Lara Downes
Adela SkowronskiSeptember 7, 2021
Ahead of her appearance at Ravinia this week, we sat down to talk with Lara Downes about her efforts to broaden the classical canon, her first introduction to Black composers like Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, and why she loves to work with Rachel Barton Pine.

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Video: Deck the Halls with Merry, Merry Chicago!
Keegan MorrisDecember 16, 2019
Chicago Symphony Chorus members and pianist Sharon Peterson visited WFMT to spread some cheer and share this short and sweet rendition of a Christmas classic.

A Concerto of Discovery: Nicola Benedetti on Collaborating With Wynton Marsalis
Michael San GabinoDecember 15, 2019
Classical music, jazz, Celtic folksongs, and funk — these genres make up just a few of the words in Wynton Marsalis' musical language. Violinist Nicola Benedetti calls Marsalis' new violin concerto a "path of discovery."
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Dalton Baldwin, Pianist Who Shared Stage With Gérard Souzay for 30 Years, Has Died
Candice AgreeDecember 14, 2019
Baldwin's association with singers Elly Ameling, Jessye Norman, José van Dam, Teresa Berganza, Mady Mesplé, and above all, Gérard Souzay, defines the history of German art song performance in the second half of the twentieth century.
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