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Grammys Postpone Ceremony, Citing Omicron Variant Risks

The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called “too many risks” due to the omicron variant. The ceremony had been scheduled for Jan. 31st in Los Angeles with a live audience and performances.

Stephen RaskauskasApril 27, 2017

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein on ‘Mozart in Havana,’ the Importance of Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Galilee AbdullahApril 27, 2017

From Polka to Mariachi, Discover Why Pilsen is One of Chicago’s Most Diverse Musical Melting Pots

Angelica LasalaApril 25, 2017

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Can video games bring new, younger audiences into classical music?

Greg BroderickSeptember 13, 2019

Video games don’t always conjure up images of a concert hall. Surveys show that 90% percent of teens play video games on a computer, game console, or phone. The numbers aren’t quite as high when you ask teens if they like classical music — a separate survey shows that classical music is the preferred genre of just about 4% of ...

Lyric Names Next Music Director: Enrique Mazzola To Succeed Sir Andrew Davis

Keegan MorrisSeptember 12, 2019

Mazzola will be just the third music director in the company's history.

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Soprano Nadine Sierra wins 2017 Richard Tucker Award

Associated PressApril 19, 2017

Soprano Nadine Sierra has won the 2017 Richard Tucker Award, dubbed the Heisman Trophy of opera.

Hearing George Shirley, the Met’s First Black Tenor, Sing Mozart Will Melt Your Heart

Angelica LasalaApril 18, 2017

In 2015, former President Barack Obama awarded Shirley with the National Medal of Arts.

Make Music Day festival is coming to dozens of US cities

Associated PressApril 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights of Make Music Day in the U.S. will include Sousapaloozas in Chicago; Cleveland; Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis-St. Paul; New York; and San Jose, California. Part of Make ...

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