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Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

The Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia.

Keegan MorrisSeptember 11, 2018

Learn to play harpsichord repertoire on piano with Jory Vinikour

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 11, 2018

Hear the Symphony Mohammed Fairouz Composed as a Response to the 9/11 Attacks

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 10, 2018

The Surprising True Origins of Gershwin’s Classic ‘Summertime’

Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies

Associated PressMay 26, 2020

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam ...

A Musical Memorial and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach’s Solo Cello Suites Live

Keegan MorrisMay 24, 2020

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live as a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience of our communities.

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

Keegan MorrisSeptember 6, 2018

When organist Lori Moreland grew up rooting for the White Sox, she never thought that one day she would be one of the team's most valuable players.

Poland holds 1st Chopin contest on historical instruments

Associated PressSeptember 4, 2018

Thirty pianists from the U.S., Japan, China, Russia, and across Europe will perform works by Chopin and other Polish composers of his time, as well as by Johan Sebastian Bach.

How a Bach Minuet Got a Motown Makeover

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 4, 2018

Bach’s Minuet in G major from the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach is famous enough today that you may have had it as your cell phone ringtone. One arrangement, recorded by a '60s girl group called The Toys, was a #1 single in the US and reached #5 on the UK Global charts.

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