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Chicago International Film Festival 2023: 7 Movies for Music Lovers

North America’s longest continually running competitive film festival returns for another year of scintillating programming.

the mcgill brothers pose in front of the strikingly modern pritzker pavilion in millennium park

Keegan MorrisJuly 26, 2019

Video: The McGill Brothers Return Home for Grant Park Music Festival Debut

Michael San GabinoJuly 24, 2019

Tour the Glyndebourne gardens, where music meets nature

Daniel GoldbergJuly 24, 2019

Off the Beaten Path: 9 Underrated Venues for Classical Music in Chicago

Geffen Hall rebuild speeded due to virus, reopen in fall ’22

Associated PressApril 6, 2021

The plan is now to reopen the auditorium in the fall of 2022, about 1-1/2 years ahead of the original schedule.

Playlist: The Sounds of Ernest Hemingway

WFMTApril 2, 2021

Ernest Hemingway was, by his own account, "absolutely without talent" when it came to music, but his influential writing and extraordinary life have inspired many film and TV composers.

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Hit the Road With These 3 Classical Music Road Trips You Can Take From Chicago

Kerry FrumkinJuly 18, 2019

It's just a fact: road trips are better when live music is the destination!

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music

Maggie RebergJuly 18, 2019

Some of the most beautiful music ever composed originates from or was inspired by the British Isles. Weekend morning program host Maggie Clennon Reberg and Introductions host and producer Michael San Gabino have selected some of their favorites in this great British playlist!

Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award

Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas is among the awardees. Asked why he felt he was chosen for the award, Tilson Thomas laughed and said, "I guess I've just been around a long time!"...

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