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Backstage at the Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT Catches Up With Christopher Bell

Ahead of the season premiere of the 2021 Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT met up with chorus director Christopher Bell, who reflects on returning to live music, previews the opening Independence Day Salute, and talks about a summer of great music to come.

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Hannah Edgar | July 7, 2017

9 Classic Short Stories Every Classical Music Lover Should Add to Their Summer Reading List
Angelica Lasala | July 7, 2017

KAIA Kids Around the World – The Music of Argentina
Polish composers: Polish flag
Stephen Raskauskas | July 6, 2017

Playlist: 12 Polish Composers You Should Know (Who Aren’t Chopin)

Multiple women say opera star Domingo sexually harassed them
Associated Press | August 13, 2019
For decades, Plácido Domingo has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and then sometimes punishing the women professionally when they refused his advances, numerous accusers told The Associated Press.

“¡En la guitarra está todo!” Eliades Ochoa, Grammy-Winning Guitarist on the Power of Cuban Music
Michael San Gabino | August 9, 2019
"For me, the guitar doesn’t have a secret. In the guitar, you will find everything." These are the words of Eliades Ochoa, the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of the internationally acclaimed ensemble Buena Vista Social Club.

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The One Classical Album That Almost Caused Cuban Musician Roberto Fonseca to Quit Playing the Piano
Stephen Raskauskas | July 3, 2017
"In Cuba you will find any type of music: mariachi, heavy metal, dubstep, or even free jazz... It's a mystery — it's something magical that you will find there in any type of music."

Chiara String Quartet Plays Complete Bartók Quartets Completely By Heart
Lisa Flynn | June 30, 2017
"Once we have gotten over the initial hump of memorizing, we've found it allow us to improvise as a group in a much more agile way."
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Playlist: The Best Classical Music to Serve at Your Next Cookout
Stephen Raskauskas | June 30, 2017
As you fire up the grill, we have the perfect soundtrack for you: some of our favorite American works, from classics like Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to modern masterpieces like John Adams’ City Noir.
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