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Dee Alexander Among 2026 Jazz Legacy Fellows

On February 17, 2026, the Mellon Foundation announced its 2026 Jazz Legacy Fellows: a prestigious distinction honoring lifetime achievements of the world’s top 12 jazz artists.

WFMTMay 16, 2025

Classical Voyages: Mexico City

Albert Einstein in coat plays violin studiously in archival photo

Keegan MorrisMay 15, 2025

Albert Einstein’s Favorite (and Least Favorite) Classical Music

Bella Voce with artistic director Andrew Lewis

Keegan MorrisMay 14, 2025

Bella Voce Announces 2025-26 Season

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Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell on the Epic, Sweeping ‘Carmina Burana’

Keegan MorrisAugust 11, 2025

It’s not very hard to sing, but it is hard to sing well. So getting the singers to engage with it can be part of the challenge.

Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88

Associated PressAugust 7, 2025

Palmieri was the first Latino to win a Grammy and earned seven more over his career.

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Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

Associated PressMay 8, 2025

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, was born in Chicago in 1955.

Four Generations Reflect History of Chickasaw, Choctaw People

Adela SkowronskiMay 7, 2025

"This whole piece is like a representation of the assimilation happening in the 19th century; there were lots of changes to music and traditions with removal, even within different tribes. Not everybody had the same experiences, nor were they able to retain the same traditions."

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CSO Harpist To Retire After 63 Years

Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2025

Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.

Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis