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Tracing the Life and Career of Chicago Icon Mavis Staples

Humble. Thoughtful. Legendary. After more than 70 years, Mavis Staples’ career is greater than any single word.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 3, 2018

How legendary pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque found freedom through new music

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2018

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux Shares Her Secrets to Singing Coloratura

Mary MazurekApril 30, 2018

All of the silent work that goes into making classical recordings sound great might surprise you

With Centennial Concert Canceled, Civic Orchestra to Present Virtual Performance

Keegan MorrisMarch 27, 2020

The 35-minute program features an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, stitched together from more than 60 separate remote recordings of Civic musicians.

Billy Collins Recites his Conversational, Observational, Quirky Poems

Louise FrankMarch 27, 2020

“Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice.” — Billy Collins Billy Collins is a wonderfully prolific, contemporary poet whose brief, poignant, and idiosyncratic word gems earned him the prestigious title of Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. A distinguished educator, he was also named the ...

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