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WATCH: Pianist Aaron Diehl Plays Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, and Gershwin in Live Video Concert

WFMT is thrilled to bring you this upbeat, swinging concert livestream from pianist and composer Aaron Diehl featuring propulsive Harlem stride hits by James P. Johnson, Thomas “Fats” Waller, and Willie “the Lion” Smith, plus selections by Scott Joplin, Gershwin, and Massenet.

Associated Press | November 29, 2016

Mahler manuscript sells for record $5.6 million in London

Stephen Raskauskas | November 28, 2016

Chicago Public Schools Reports Increased Access to Arts Education, Despite Statewide Budget Crisis

Stephen Raskauskas | November 23, 2016

North Shore Guitarist Adam Levin Brings Music to Mexican Community Founded Atop Former Landfill

Massive tuba ensemble blasts its way into record book

Associated Press | December 10, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A massive tuba ensemble has smashed a Guinness World Record in Kansas City and spread some Christmas cheer. KSHB-TV reports that 835 tuba players performed “Silent Night” on Friday at a downtown arena, setting a new Guinness World Records. The previous record of 502 tuba players in California in 2007. A Guinness official was on hand ...

QUIZ | Can you match these musical prints and paintings to their artist?

Keegan Morris | December 8, 2018

We found some of the most musical works in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection. Can you identify who created them?

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How Choreographer Martha Graham Named Aaron Copland’s American Classic, “Appalachian Spring”

Stephen Raskauskas | November 14, 2016

Martha Graham Dance Company's Lloyd Mayor and Mariya Dashkina Maddux in "Appalachian Spring." (Hibbard Nash Photography) When you think of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, do you think of iconic American landscapes? Would it surprise you to know that one of America’s most iconic musical works got its name after it was composed? Appalachian Spring, though perhaps known best as an orchestral suite, was ...

7 Classical Works to Enjoy During Tonight’s Supermoon

Stephen Raskauskas | November 13, 2016

Tonight’s full moon will be the biggest in 68 years since it will be at its closest point in relation to Earth’s orbit – 221,524 miles away. Why is it closer to Earth now? NASA’s website explains: “The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as ...

VIDEO: “A Shot of Malört” Is the Song Every Chicagoan Needs to Hear

Stephen Raskauskas | November 11, 2016

Two of the most famous songs about the Windy City have been recorded by Frank Sinatra: “Chicago” and “My Kind of Town.” WFMT host Robbie Ellis has composed his own Chicago song, “A Shot of Malört,” that he shared during the station’s first Classical Cabaret, hosted at the Uptown Underground nightclub and broadcast live. For those who aren’t familiar, Jeppson’s ...

The New York Philharmonic This Week