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Riccardo Muti becomes Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life

The announcement was made on the stage of Orchestra Hall on Friday night after a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” the start of Muti’s final subscription weekend as music director.

Robbie EllisJanuary 4, 2019

Hosts Robbie Ellis and Michael San Gabino share their musical New Year’s Resolutions

Maggie RebergJanuary 2, 2019

WFMT Host Maggie Clennon Reberg Shares a Musical Resolution for the New Year

Dennis MooreJanuary 1, 2019

WFMT Host Dennis Moore Shares Four Musical Resolutions for 2019

Watch Third Coast Percussion Perform Mesmeric Music by Devonté Hynes

Keegan MorrisAugust 28, 2020

The Grammy-winning ensemble performed music by Devonté Hynes from their new album, Fields.

Refuge from Silence: COT, Refugee Orchestra Return to Live Stage

Christian ThorsbergAugust 26, 2020

A collaborative performance with Chicago Opera Theater, the Refugee Orchestra Project, and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya seeks to express the importance of refugee populations in American music and around the world.

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AP-NORC Poll: Christmas carols favored over Billboard hits

Associated PressDecember 21, 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years, but Americans still prefer hearing carols such as “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells,” a new poll shows. With Christmas next week, 12 percent of Americans named “Silent Night” as their favorite holiday song followed by “Jingle ...

WFMT and Art on theMART Pair Classical Holiday Music With a Festive, 25-Story Art Installation on the Chicago River

Keegan MorrisDecember 19, 2018

Chicagoans and visitors alike can now enjoy the sounds of the season with festive classical music selected by WFMT to accompany the holiday program for one of the city’s largest pieces of public art — Art on theMART.

Michigan professor accused of sexual misconduct, on leave

Associated PressDecember 19, 2018

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A violin professor had taken a leave of absence from the University of Michigan before a published report revealed accusations of sexual misconduct over several decades. The Detroit News reports Stephen Shipps went on leave Dec. 7. The departure preceded a story published Dec. 10 by the Michigan Daily, in which students accused him of sexual relationships, unwanted touching ...

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