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Joni Mitchell, dressed in red, smiles at the camera in front of a wall that says "The Kennedy Center Honors"

Joni Mitchell honored with Gershwin Prize at tribute concert

Says James Taylor, an attendee of the event (and a former partner): “Joni is a national treasure.”

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Michael San GabinoJuly 31, 2018

Teenagers in Chicago Can Now Attend Live Music, Dance, Theater for Just $5. Here’s How.
Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra
Associated PressJuly 30, 2018

Cleveland Orchestra suspends concertmaster amid allegations
Associated PressJuly 26, 2018

Kennedy Center honors for Cher, Reba McEntire, Hamilton
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Inside Chicago Composer Stacy Garrop’s Rousing Eco-Oratorio ‘Terra Nostra’
Kerry FrumkinApril 22, 2020
WFMT observes the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a fitting broadcast: Chicago composer Stacy Garrop's oratorio Terra Nostra, which celebrates our planet and explores the relationship between humankind and the natural world.

Opera E-ducation: Met Opera Hosts Free Student Streams, Artist Q&As
Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2020
Find out how to register for a free digital Q&A with Renée Fleming, offered as part of the Met's free student streams program.

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the Concert Hall Stage, 2015. [Photo: Robert Catto]

Attending live concerts increases life expectancy, improves well-being more than yoga, dog-walking, study finds
Stephen RaskauskasJuly 23, 2018
A new study conducted by O2, a company which owns some of United Kingdom’s largest music venues, and Patrick Fagan claims that attending live concerts can help increase life expectancy and improve overall well-being.

WFMT Welcomes New ‘Morning Program’ Host
Stephen RaskauskasJuly 23, 2018
When you wake up on Monday, August 6 and turn on WFMT, you’ll hear a new, yet familiar, voice as the host of the Morning Program. Longtime weekend morning host Dennis Moore will take over from Carl Grapentine, who hosted the program for 22 years. Maggie Clennon Reberg, who joined WFMT in 2015 as a part-time program host, will host ...

6 Composers Who Immigrated to the United States and Called Los Angeles Home
Lucie TichoJuly 19, 2018
Ever since its founding, the United States of America has been a melting pot of peoples. Here are 6 composers who came to the United States and called Los Angeles their home.
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