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New Releases Jan 5: Formative Melodies

Highlighting the early works of a few composers, and musical explorations that continue to inspire.

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Bella Voce with artistic director Andrew Lewis
Keegan MorrisMay 14, 2025

Bella Voce Announces 2025-26 Season
Black Oak Ensemble
Keegan MorrisMay 13, 2025

New Releases May 13: Dreams, Skies, Fantasies
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Keegan MorrisMay 12, 2025

Treasured Titles: Exploring the Most Performed Operas of the Last 25 Years
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New Releases Aug. 5: Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Hovhaness
Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2025
Deep-dives into works by JS Bach (featuring the late conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a Lyric Opera of Chicago legend), as well as music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alan Hovhaness. Plus, meet a lesser-known — but influential — Polish composer: Zygmunt Noskowski. And take part in a richly immersive vocal compendium by Minneapolis-based Cantus.
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Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2025-26 Season: Ignite
Keegan MorrisAugust 4, 2025
The orchestra — fueled by a mission to make classical music more accessible and diverse — will share five programs between October and May.

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CSO Harpist To Retire After 63 Years
Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2025
Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.
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New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon
Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2025
A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian ...

The Evolution of the Orchestra: Strings
Katherine BuzardMay 2, 2025
Learn why the violin is so pivotal in the development of modern-day string instruments.
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