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6 Chicago Concerts and Celebrations for Juneteenth 2021

Many have their Juneteenth parades and celebrations all ready to go, but if you’re on the hunt for some plans, consider attending one of these six unique events.

Stephen Raskauskas | May 8, 2017

Conductor, MacArthur ‘Genius’ Marin Alsop Explains Why There Aren’t More Women on the Podiums

Stephen Raskauskas | May 5, 2017

This Waltz Once Attributed to Strauss Is Actually by Indigenous Mexican Composer Juventino Rosas

Angelica Lasala | May 5, 2017

How Lydia Mendoza, the First Queen of Tejano Music, Crossed Borders and Shaped a Tradition

Grant Park Music Festival Chorus Director Christopher Bell’s Top 5 Independence Day Outfits

WFMT | July 2, 2019

Each year, Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Music Festival's Independence Day Salute, and each year, he finds a way to wow us with an extraordinary new star-spangled outfit.

Pianist Radu Lupu Retires

Candice Agree | June 28, 2019

Pianist Radu Lupu has decided to retire from the concert stage at the end of the 2018-19 season, a statement from his agent announced.

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“Females Disrupting The Tap World” Explore Dance, Art, and Gender with New “Hansel and Gretel”

Angelica Lasala | May 3, 2017

For jorsTap Chicago, a company that describes itself as “females disrupting the tap world,” dance functions not only as a storytelling medium but as a way to create safe spaces. The company’s latest project is a gender-inclusive re-telling of Hansel and Gretel created in collaboration with multimedia artist David Lee Csicsko. The original tale of a brother and sister who ...

This Amazon Parrot Singing “‘O Sole Mio” Along With Pavarotti Is All of Us When We Try to Sing Opera

Galilee Abdullah | May 3, 2017

Many musicians have performed the internationally beloved Italian song “‘O Sole Mio.” One songbird, a parrot in fact, performs the Neapolitan tune as a duet with the great Luciano Pavarotti. Composer Eduardo di Capua and lyricist Giovanni Capurro published their composition “‘O Sole Mio” in 1898. Since, it has been recorded by many artists including Andrea Bocelli and Elvis Presley. ...

Hearing These Merry Lads Sing “Now Is the Month of Maying” Is the Best Way to Start Your Month

Stephen Raskauskas | May 1, 2017

May is the perfect time to hear the “merry lads” of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School sing outdoors.

Midday with Lisa Flynn