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Playlist: Music for All Souls Day

All Souls Day (November 2) is a day of prayer and remembrance for departed loved ones observed in many branches of Christianity.

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 29, 2017

Video: Be the First to Watch Baroque Opera ‘Ariane et Bachus’ in 321 Years

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 26, 2017

Video: Hearing Rameau Arranged for Guitar Duo Might Make 18th Century Music First in Your Heart

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 22, 2017

Video: Anne-Sophie Mutter On What Every Musician Should Know That They Can’t Learn in School

Teddy Abrams and Jim James classical crosover

Playlist: Dispelling the Stigma of the Classical Crossover

Daniel GoldbergJanuary 23, 2020

The classical crossover has not always had the best reputation, but there's no shortage of ambitious, energizing takes on genre-mixing. Composer and conductor Teddy Abrams, who collaborated with indie-rocker Jim James on a recent album, breaks down the perils and payoffs of the crossover.

Video: Piano Works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Debussy by Christopher Goodpasture

Keegan MorrisJanuary 23, 2020

From beneath the glistening Tiffany Dome of the Chicago Cultural Center, pianist Christopher Goodpasture shared works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Debussy to a full audience.

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Video | Hear the Young Mariachi Ensemble from Chicago That’s Topping Charts and Winning Hearts

Galilee AbdullahSeptember 13, 2017

Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de México released its debut album, "Nuestra Herenica" ("Our Heritage"), in early 2017 and it ranked No. 2 on the iTunes Latin chart in its first week. Since the ensemble is composed of pre-college musicians, the album may be the first major mariachi recording released in the United States by students.

Video | Watch Two of the World’s Best Tabla Players (Who Also Happen to Be Father and Son)

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 13, 2017

Watch Anindo Chatterjee and his son Anubrata prove why they are two of the best percussionists in the world.

Baroque Music Flourishes in the Gardens of William Christie

Michael San GabinoSeptember 8, 2017

In 1985, William Christie, the founder and music director of the Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants, was driving in the French countryside when he saw Thiré for the first time. Located in the Vendée region of France, an hour south of Nantes, Thiré has about 500 residents and is filled with sprawling corn and sunflower fields.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff