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Terell Johnson on Extending the ‘Great Path’ of the Chicago Phil

Johnson, the incoming director of the Chicago Phil, reflects that he “can’t stress enough how important it is to champion those voices that haven’t been heard.”

Stephen Raskauskas | May 31, 2017

This Is What Your Favorite Composers Would Look Like if They Actually Cracked a Smile…

Galilee Abdullah | May 30, 2017

How the Complex Rhythms of Colonialism Created One of Uruguay’s Most Celebrated Musical Traditions

Lisa Flynn | May 25, 2017

Requiem Æternam: How a Fraternity Celebrates Death as an End and an Achievement with Music

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music

Maggie Reberg | July 18, 2019

Some of the most beautiful music ever composed originates from or was inspired by the British Isles. Weekend morning program host Maggie Clennon Reberg and Introductions host and producer Michael San Gabino have selected some of their favorites in this great British playlist!

Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award

Associated Press | July 18, 2019

San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas is among the awardees. Asked why he felt he was chosen for the award, Tilson Thomas laughed and said, "I guess I've just been around a long time!"...

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A biography, a documentary, and an archive celebrate Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha

Candice Agree | May 22, 2017

Sheet music, recordings of concerts and interviews, photographs, correspondence, and even the clothes that Alicia de Larrocha wore throughout her life make up part of the personal archive of the great Spanish pianist.

Watching This “Bubble Smith” Blow Big Bubbles to Bach on a Beach Is Your Moment of Zen for the Week

Galilee Abdullah | May 19, 2017

Composer Robert Schumann loved Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier so much that he said it should be every musician’s “daily bread.” But perhaps you’ve never thought it could make the perfect bubble-blowing soundtrack, too. The Well-Tempered Clavier is composed of two volumes of keyboard music. Each contains 24 pairs of preludes and fugues, one for each of the major and minor keys. ...

Watch WFMT’s Live Cabaret of Music, Comedy, and More

Stephen Raskauskas | May 19, 2017

Watch highlights from WFMT's Classical Cabaret, a new series that brings together diverse artists for performance and broadcast before a live studio audience.

Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree