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Playlist: Loud Classical Music

Whether you are looking to rev up for the race or drown out the din, this playlist of cacophonous classical music is for you.

The facade of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius

Associated PressJanuary 21, 2019

Unclothed Emperor? Costumes for opera stolen in Germany

Michael San GabinoJanuary 17, 2019

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Present Free Concert in Millennium Park, Shares New Music Video Celebrating Cultural and Artistic Harmony

Keegan MorrisJanuary 15, 2019

Video: Dover Quartet Plays Tchaikovsky and Dvořák at Northwestern’s Galvin Recital Hall

Quiz: What American Composer Are You?

WFMTSeptember 7, 2020

Take this quiz to find out which dean of American music you're most like! Are you sparse and minimal like Philip Glass? Or do you prefer the sis-boom-bah John Philip Sousa? Do you prefer Samuel Barber's sonic landscapes of America, or Scott Joplin's Ragtime portraits of American life?

Slow music: Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece

Associated PressSeptember 5, 2020

Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 years.

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The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2019 Season

Keegan MorrisJanuary 8, 2019

The eighty-fifth annual season opens June 12 and will run through August 17, with most performances taking place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Friends of WFMT share their New Year’s Resolutions

Candice AgreeJanuary 7, 2019

To close out out week of musical resolutions, let's hear what some friends of WFMT — musicians, artists, authors, and more — intend to focus on in 2019.

How WFMT Program Director David Polk plans to get more out of attending concerts in 2019

Keegan MorrisJanuary 5, 2019

My musical New year’s resolution: Listen More Mindfully Many of the most important and rewarding musical works demand our full attention and were written in and for far less harried times. In Chicago, in particular, we’re lucky to have access to live performances of great works year round, sometimes at low cost or even for free. It’s so easy to ...

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