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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.

Michael San GabinoFebruary 26, 2018

Music for Oscar Week 2018

Louise FrankFebruary 21, 2018

The Old Town School of Folk Music at 60: Music tonight and every night since 1957

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 20, 2018

Classical radio host Carl Grapentine announces retirement from “dream job” at WFMT

Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment

Associated PressMarch 16, 2020

From DiDonato's New York City living room, the pair performed excerpts of Massenet's 'Werther' for nearly 90 minutes that were streamed live on DiDonato's Facebook and Instagram pages.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81

Associated PressMarch 13, 2020

Wuorinen won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music for 'Time’s Encomium,' a four-channel work for synthesized sound that became the first electronic composition to earn the honor.

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Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony dedicate Florida concert to victims of school shooting

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 15, 2018

"The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and I extend our condolences to the families of the victims of today's tragedy."

Why classical music is still the best soundtrack for figure skating, according to a former Olympic judge

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 14, 2018

When ice skating was first included in the 1908 Olympic Winter Games in London, athletes competed exclusively to classical music. The rules have changed, but the must music for skating may not have.

Quiz: Which Composer Is Your Soulmate?

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 12, 2018

Take this quiz and we'll reveal which composer is your soulmate this Valentine's Day.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree