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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.

Candice AgreeJune 27, 2019

Digital Pina Bausch Archive Announced

Andi LamoreauxJune 26, 2019

Music Director Andi Lamoreaux Reflects on 50 Years With WFMT

Associated PressJune 26, 2019

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has heart operation

Playlist: One Century of Astor Piazzolla

Elbio BarilariMarch 10, 2021

Astor Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921. To celebrate the influential Argentinian composer's centenary, Elbio Barilari explains Piazzolla's unique legacy and shares a playlist of his most influential music.

What Not To Miss This Grammys Week… According To An Academy Member

Mary MazurekMarch 8, 2021

Grammy Week is typically an in-person series of events exclusive to Recording Academy members and invitees. However, this year, much of the week’s proceedings will be open to the public via streaming.

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Get to know the musicians — and music — behind VOLTA, Cirque du Soleil’s latest show

Keegan MorrisJune 24, 2019

"I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show when I was about 10 years old," recalls percussionist and band leader Ben Todd ahead of a recent performance. "I'd already been playing drums for quite a while before then, but something about seeing a live band with the acrobatics on stage and being in this unique environment of a Big Top, ...

Finding the Details in Grand Opera: Muti, CSO, and CSO Chorus Present Verdi’s ‘Aida’

Michael San GabinoJune 21, 2019

Verdi's Aida is the apotheosis of grant opera, but the true beauty of Verdi lies not only in its grandeur but also in its details.

‘Closets Are For Clothes’: Celebrating Pride Month through Musical Coming Out Stories

Becky NystedtJune 20, 2019

"I wanted to encourage young emerging LGBTQ+ composers to write pieces that tell their story in an authentic way... This concert series is both a celebration of how far we have come and how far we still have to go.”

Midday with Lisa Flynn