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New Releases May 5: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Arethusa Quartet, and more

The Canadian pianist’s second solo album is featured alongside new recordings for chamber music groups.

Katherine BuzardAugust 5, 2025

Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans

Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2025

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

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Keegan MorrisAugust 4, 2025

Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2025-26 Season: Ignite

Holiday Programming on WFMT 2025

WFMTNovember 24, 2025

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

New Releases Nov. 18: With Voices Raised

Adela SkowronskiNovember 18, 2025

Configurations that shine a spotlight on the human voice: from Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand", to new arragements of spirituals.

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Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025

The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.

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New Releases Jul. 29: Sax Phenom Jess Gillam & Shakespeare

Keegan MorrisJuly 29, 2025

A highly varied exploration of classical, folk, and contemporary in saxophonist Jess Gillam's PRISM, Vol. 2, and a survey of 16th-century music written for Shakespeare's plays.

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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Associated PressJuly 28, 2025

His songs included "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Old Dope Peddler" (set to a tune reminiscent of "The Old Lamplighter"), "Be Prepared" (in which he mocked the Boy Scouts) and "The Vatican Rag."

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