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Playlist: Classical Music for Reading

Whether you’re poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

Haley HenningJuly 12, 2019

Playlist: A Big Parade of 76 Trombone Pieces

Associated PressJuly 11, 2019

David Bromberg fears huge violin collection must be split up

Keegan MorrisJuly 11, 2019

Violinist Aaron Rosand dies at 92

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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Long lost WWII-era Soviet songs brought to life in Israel

Associated PressJuly 9, 2019

In its first performance in Israel, a Grammy-nominated concert had arrived to play the lost songs of lost Jews in a nearly lost language.

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto dies at 88

Associated PressJuly 7, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — João Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation, died Saturday, his son said. He was 88. João Marcelo said his father had been battling health issues though no ...

Celebrate Independence Day with WFMT!

WFMTJuly 3, 2019

This Independence Day, WFMT will share rousing and patriotic classical works for the whole day — here are some highlights that you won't want to miss.At noon, Music in Chicago shares a recent Elgin Symphony Orchestra performance of "Hoe-Down" from Copland's Rodeo Starting at 1:00 pm, we'll share another Copland masterwork: Appalachian Spring. You'll also hear Gottschalk's The Union, "America" ...

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn