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Playlist: Fall Folk Foliage — Songs Old and New for Autumn

As leaves change from green to gold and red, we are inspired to harvest some songs for the autumn season!

Keegan MorrisMay 29, 2019

No Raincheck Needed! — Highlights from WFMT’s Second Annual Beach Party

Michael San GabinoMay 23, 2019

From Radio Waves to Grammys: Costa Rican Conductor’s Journey from WFMT Fan to CSO Podium

Keegan MorrisMay 23, 2019

Pianist Lara Downes on Drawing Courage, Joy From Women Composers and Artists

Boston Symphony Orchestra taps Gail Samuel as 1st female CEO

Associated PressFebruary 18, 2021

The current president of the Hollywood Bowl and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will be the BSO's eighth president overall.

Video: Cora Swenson Lee & Claire-Chung Lim Play Amy Beach & Ethel Smyth

Keegan MorrisFebruary 17, 2021

On a frigid day in February, music by Amy Beach, Ethel Smyth, and Luise Adolpha Le Beau brought us comfort and warmth.

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Studs waltzes along with the Newberry Library’s latest dance exhibit

Matthew ByrdMay 20, 2019

Studs Terkel was known for a lot of things-his Pulitzer Prize-winning oral histories, his seemingly boundless appetite for life, and even his penchant for cigars. One of Studs’ less well-remembered legacies, however, is his tremendous admiration for the art of dance.

Quiz: Do You Have Perfect Pitch?

Arielle KayeMay 20, 2019

Is your hearing pitch-perfect? Play each of the videos below and see if you can identify the correct pitch.

Listen: Late critic Andrew Patner celebrated during panel featuring Riccardo Muti and Alex Ross

Keegan MorrisMay 17, 2019

Andrew Patner, WFMT’s late critic-at-large and music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times, passed away in 2015, but his characteristic wit and wisdom live on in his book, A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti.

Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis