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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’

“What’s not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.”

Michael San GabinoFebruary 27, 2019

14-year-old flutist Rosie Wang wins 2019 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition

Keegan MorrisFebruary 22, 2019

Unrecognizable: A Stage Makeup Transformation for Lyric’s Elektra

Hannah SchillerFebruary 22, 2019

Settling the Score: Oscar Noms Highlight Gender Disparity in Film Composition

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Pandemic help available for Chicago arts, music venues

Associated PressOctober 4, 2020

Chicago officials are encouraging music venues, theaters, and other performing arts venues to apply for financial help as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many closed down.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Well-Tempered Clavier?

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 30, 2020

Does Bach rock your socks? Do you think you know the music of the contrapuntal master, J.S. Bach, himself? See how well you know Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," one of the foundational works of classical music and of keyboard literature.

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A First-Time Nominee Takes Us Behind the Scenes at Grammy Week

Mary MazurekFebruary 20, 2019

Music’s Biggest Night not only as a member, but also as a nominee!

Joffrey’s ‘Anna Karenina’ Features Its First-Ever Commissioned Full-Length Orchestral Score. Here’s What It Sounds Like.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 15, 2019

“I believe that Karenina is a magical moment of looking at our beautiful art form and taking it a step forward,” says Ashley Wheater, Joffrey Ballet’s artistic director. One of the cornerstones of the production is 35-year-old composer Ilya Demutsky’s brand new, full-length orchestral score, the first such commission in Joffrey’s 62-year history.

Finding James Baldwin: Chicago’s Renée Baker Composes Opera Inspired By the Great Writer