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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.

Angelica Lasala | April 25, 2017

Video: You’ll Go Bananas for This DIY Keyboard

Stephen Raskauskas | April 21, 2017

Playlist: 10 Shakespeare-Inspired Operas You Should Know

Stephen Raskauskas | April 21, 2017

“Difficult, But Worth It”: Singers Share Their Secrets to Memorizing Opera Scores by Philip Glass

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has heart operation

Associated Press | June 26, 2019

Tilson Thomas is recovering following a successful operation at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

5 Conversations: Studs Terkel and LGBTQ+ Voices

Matthew Byrd | June 25, 2019

"Among the eminent broadcast journalists of his generation, Studs Terkel may well stand alone in his consistent compassion for lesbian and gay people and curiosity about their lives." Here are just a few testaments to that compassion.

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Make Music Day festival is coming to dozens of US cities

Associated Press | April 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights of Make Music Day in the U.S. will include Sousapaloozas in Chicago; Cleveland; Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis-St. Paul; New York; and San Jose, California. Part of Make ...

This Split Screen Performance of Bach’s St. John Passion is the Most Metal Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Maggie Reberg | April 14, 2017

What’s more metal than Bach’s driving bass line, chromatic suspensions, and florid inner voices?

Video: Pianist Vassily Primakov Plays Chopin and Rachmaninoff

Stephen Raskauskas | April 13, 2017

The Pregnant Buffalo Lounge, a subterranean space at the Chopin Theatre was home to the second WFMT Cabaret.

Mornings with Dennis Moore