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Hop In! Ear Taxi Festival Announces Fall 2021 Return

When it comes to getting around a bustling city like Chicago to see the sights, jumping in a cab is a great place to start. But hearing the city? Turns out, a taxi can take you on a listening journey, too.

Hannah Edgar | August 14, 2017

After Gathering Dust for 200 Years, How Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 Was Rediscovered

WFMT | August 14, 2017

Check Out the Sights and Sounds of Chicago’s Only Classical Music Street Fest

Angelica Lasala | August 10, 2017

Hear the Mass Some Believe Saved Church Music

Celebrate Art Song and Living Composers in Chicago and Beyond at this Three-Day Festival

Keegan Morris | August 29, 2019

In the eyes of tenor Nicholas Phan, living composers and the classical music genre of art song both face a similar obstacle: they’re often overlooked when it comes to programming and promoting classical music.

Working for a Living: 5 Studs Terkel Conversations for Labor Day

Matthew Byrd | August 29, 2019

Over his almost 50-year career at WFMT, Studs Terkel continually amplified the voices of working people — the nurses, teachers, factory workers, cab drivers, custodians, air traffic controllers, and countless others.

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