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Looking Forward from a Crossroads with Liza Malamut, Newberry’s New Director

“I’ve been fascinated with this music for a long time — it’s extremely unusual for our preconceived notions of what Renaissance music sounds like.”

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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
Aaron Diehl

WATCH: Pianist Aaron Diehl Plays Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, and Gershwin in Live Video Concert
Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2020
WFMT is thrilled to bring you this upbeat, swinging concert livestream from pianist and composer Aaron Diehl featuring propulsive Harlem stride hits by James P. Johnson, Thomas “Fats” Waller, and Willie “the Lion” Smith, plus selections by Scott Joplin, Gershwin, and Massenet.

Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season
Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2020
The summer season was to feature more than 120 events, including concerts featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which takes its summer residency at the venerable, Chicago-area music festival.

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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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