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Wayne Shorter, in a close up, mesmerizing in a saxophone performance against a blue backgorund

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

Earlier in 2023, Shorter won a Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for “Endangered Species” with Leo Genovese.

Keegan MorrisSeptember 7, 2018

Hear music inspired by some of Chicago’s most extraordinary buildings

Keegan MorrisSeptember 7, 2018

How Chicago Cubs Organist Gary Pressy Made It to the Big Leagues

Keegan MorrisSeptember 6, 2018

Meet Organist Lori Moreland, One of the Chicago White Sox’s Most Valuable Players

Early Music Livestream With Lutenist Paul O’Dette

Keegan MorrisMay 19, 2020

The Grammy-winning "dean of American lutenists" shares a program of Elizabethan ballads and Scottish tunes.

Bernstein MASS: Join Marin Alsop, Paolo Szot, and WFMT’s George Preston for a Live Panel Discussion

Keegan MorrisMay 15, 2020

In the hour leading up to the premiere of the Ravinia Festival recording of Bernstein‘s MASS on PBS‘s Great Performances, we invite you to join us for this free panel.

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Playlist: Classical Music for Pumpkin Spice Season That’s Anything but Basic

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 31, 2018

While we all love the classics like the “Autumn” concerto from Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons," here are some works that are a little less… common to cozy up with this fall.

Quiz: Which Mozart Opera Are You?