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Chicago Sinfonietta Pauses All Programming

In a statement on their website, Chicago Sinfonietta cites a lack of return to pre-pandemic audience revenue as the main driver behind their suspension.

Man in patterned blue dinner jacket , black tie, and vivid yellow glasses poses

Keegan MorrisAugust 11, 2025

Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell on the Epic, Sweeping ‘Carmina Burana’

Associated PressAugust 7, 2025

Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88

Conductor Jeff Hunt flanked by 30 members of St. Charles Singers in black concert attire posed in front of St. John the Baptist Church, Windsor. Windsor Church,

Keegan MorrisAugust 6, 2025

St. Charles Singers Announces 2025-26 Season

Chicago Chorale Founder Announces Retirement

Adela SkowronskiNovember 26, 2025

The 75 year-old Artistic Director and Founding member has spent the last 24 years developing the ensemble: now, he is handing off the reins to someone else.

Playlist: Gratitude and Giving Thanks

Adela SkowronskiNovember 25, 2025

Works by composers for the people and places that shaped them – music filled with warmth, reflection, and appreciation.

Playlists

Playlist: Classical Music to Accompany Your Hanukkah

Here Are the Best Christmas Albums of 2016 to Get for the Classical Music Lover In Your Life

Playlist: Classical Music to Enjoy During the Supermoon

Batter Up! 10 Tunes to Enjoy Between Baseball Innings

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CYSO Makes History at Lollapalooza

Adela SkowronskiAugust 5, 2025

As trumpets sang out their first few notes, the crowd quickly grew in size and volume, drawn to the rare sight of a full orchestra on Lollapalooza grounds.

Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans

Katherine BuzardAugust 5, 2025

With this wealth of allegorical associations, these elegant creatures have captured composers’ imaginations for centuries.

New Releases Aug. 5: Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Hovhaness

Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2025

Deep-dives into works by JS Bach (featuring the late conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a Lyric Opera of Chicago legend), as well as music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alan Hovhaness. Plus, meet a lesser-known — but influential — Polish composer: Zygmunt Noskowski. And take part in a richly immersive vocal compendium by Minneapolis-based Cantus.

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