Stories
Black people have used music and singing to tell the story of hope amid pain, promise amid peril, and immovable faith amid adversity. This playlist celebrates the uniqueness of Black thought and spirituality through the years.
Hannah Edgar | August 14, 2017
WFMT | August 14, 2017
Andi Lamoreaux | June 26, 2019
This month, music director Andi Lamoreaux passed a remarkable milestone — 50 years with WFMT.
Associated Press | June 26, 2019
Tilson Thomas is recovering following a successful operation at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Playlists
Angelica Lasala | August 9, 2017
The third movement of Frédéric Chopin’s Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 35 – better known as his “Marche funèbre,” or funeral march – is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written about death. Historians believe this somber movement was inspired, at least in part, by the November Uprising, a Polish rebellion against the Russian ...
Galilee Abdullah | August 8, 2017
Concert halls today are so architecturally innovative that the buildings themselves draw visitors. The venues on this list are so spectacular, they’ll be sure to have you checking to see just how many more vacation days you have left.
Stephen Raskauskas | August 8, 2017
For 50 years, the sculpture, known simply as the Chicago Picasso, has delighted and baffled passersby. The artist never revealed his inspiration.