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Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94

Dionne Warwick was his favorite interpreter, but Bacharach also created prime material for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and many others.

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 23, 2018

WFMT Welcomes New ‘Morning Program’ Host

Lucie TichoJuly 19, 2018

6 Composers Who Immigrated to the United States and Called Los Angeles Home

Maestro Riccardo Muti leads the CSO along with Ambrogio Maestri, Eleonora Buratto, Luca Salsi, Rosa Feola, and Saimir Pirgu in a performance of Verdi's Falstaff (Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Carl GrapentineJuly 19, 2018

Carl Grapentine’s 10 Favorite Musical Performances During His 32 Years in Chicago

Take In the Gleaming Tones of Multi-Instrumentalist & Composer Ólafur Arnalds

Becky NystedtApril 13, 2020

This prismatic NPR Tiny Desk Concert will challenge your view of what making music means in the digital age.

Playlist: Classical Music for Easter Sunday

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2020

Looking for the perfect accompaniment for your Easter Sunday? We've got you covered with this playlist with everything from Bach to Irving Berlin.

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Estefans: Immigration debate has fueled reaction to musical

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 12, 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gloria and Emilio Estefan credit President Donald Trump with boosting audience enthusiasm for their stage musical On Your Feet! As the immigration debate has heated up, so have audiences’ reactions to scenes in new stage musical that spins around two immigrants, the Grammy winners said in a recent interview. On Your Feet! tells the story of ...

Spears, Smith to write ‘Castor and Patience’ for Cincinnati

Associated PressJuly 12, 2018

CINCINNATI (AP) — Composer Gregory Spears and U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith have been commissioned by the Cincinnati Opera to write Castor and Patience, a story of black cousins in the American South who disagree about the future of land they inherited. The company said Tuesday that the work will premiere at the Corbett Theater in July 2020. Smith’s ...

Color photo of Boystown Rainbow Pylons Legacy Walk LGBTQ

Tchaikovsky Memorial to Be Installed in the Heart of Chicago’s Boystown