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WFMTOctober 29, 2019

Exploring Chords: “Appalachian Spring”

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Louise FrankOctober 29, 2019

Get Into the Halloween Swing With This Jazzy, Vocalese Tune by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Becky NystedtOctober 28, 2019

Still in Search of a Halloween Costume? Here are 10 Easy, Classical Music-Themed DIY Ideas

Music, Fable, and Batman: Why Beethoven’s Story Makes for a Perfect Comic Book

Daniel GoldbergJuly 7, 2021

WFMT sits down with the two writers of The Final Symphony: A Beethoven Anthology, a comic book collection inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Met Opera stagehands to return to work after lockout

Associated PressJuly 7, 2021

Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera planned to return to work Wednesday after recommending their union ratify a new labor contract negotiated following a lockout that started last year.

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Video: Weird Al Flexes His Classical Music Muscle

Daniel GoldbergOctober 28, 2019

When beloved satirist and musician “Weird Al” Yankovic visited Ravinia, WFMT spoke with him about his tour... and then challenged him to a classical music speed round!

Choreographer Cathy Marston and the Joffrey Ballet Take ‘Jane Eyre’ From Page To Stage

Keegan MorrisOctober 24, 2019

To conceal that the book’s author was a woman, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 under a pen name. Choreographer Cathy Marston feels the book was revolutionary: “It truly was groundbreaking for a woman to write about her emotions and station in life with such honesty.”

Syrian Artists Express Urgency and Celebrate Survival through Music

Michael San GabinoOctober 24, 2019

Born in Damascus, Syria, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh's home country has undergone years of political strife, violence, and a refugee crisis. Azmeh has looked to his own craft in order to draw attention to these ongoing struggles in the form of a concerto by Syrian composer Kareem Roustom.

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