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Studio portrait of Samuel Vargas wearing a heart necklace and a satin and lace black shirt

75th Annual Elgin Symphony Orchestra Season Announced

Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Beethoven, and other high-flying orchestral highlights mark the ESO’s 75th anniversary season.

Kaija Saariaho poses against a sunlit thicket

Keegan Morris | June 2, 2023

Prominent Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Has Died, Aged 70

illustration of the chicago flag blended with an lgbtq+ pride flag superimposed on a brick wall

Adela Skowronski | June 1, 2023

Chicago Pride Concerts & Events for 2023

a man in a jean jacket, trucket hat, and white shirt — Tommy Prine — strums a guitar and sings into a microphone onstage

Associated Press | June 1, 2023

Tommy Prine doesn’t dodge father’s legacy, makes his own way in compelling debut

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

Associated Press | October 5, 2023

“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”

9 Studs Terkel Conversations for Hispanic Heritage Month

WFMT | September 27, 2023

Hear from Hispanic artists, writers, activists, and more from Chicago and beyond.

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Instruments of Memory: Violins Honor Holocaust Survivors, Victims, and Stories

Keegan Morris | May 18, 2023

"Music can maintain community and uphold humanity, even in the darkest of times."

Lawrence Edelson, wearing a blue checked suit and a blue dress shirt, smiles against a grey-blue background

Chicago Opera Theater Names New General Director

Keegan Morris | May 15, 2023

Lawrence Edelson founded American Lyric Theater in 2005, building a model organization for presenting and fostering new opera.

On a Knife’s Edge: Cooking, Music, History Come Together in Okpebholo’s Cook-Off

Keegan Morris | May 9, 2023

In Chicago composer Shawn E. Okpebholo’s new opera, three chefs vie for cooking show glory — and $100K — by tackling the classically American dish macaroni and cheese.

Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree