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Willliam Grant Still’s Top 5 Works According to His Daughter, Judith Anne Still

Despite an upturn, William Grant Still’s music remains under-performed. We spoke to Judith Anne Still about her five favorite pieces by her father.

Angelica LasalaAugust 9, 2017

Help Us Decide if Chopin’s ‘Marche Funèbre’ Played Backwards Is More Morose Than the Original

Galilee AbdullahAugust 8, 2017

9 New Concert Halls That Should Be on Every Traveler’s Bucket List

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 8, 2017

Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Everyone’s Picasso’ with Music and More

German opera director Harry Kupfer dies at 84

Associated PressDecember 31, 2019

Harry Kupfer, the longtime opera director of Berlin's Komische Oper, has died at the age of 84. Kupfer's management agency says he died Monday “after lengthy illness” in Berlin.

6 Easy Steps to Finding a New Instrument

Kylie HarwellDecember 30, 2019

If you or your child have a passion for music — or even a mild curiosity — there is no better time to seize the day.

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Listening to This Bach Fantasia Arranged for Marimbas Is Like Giving Your Brain a Massage

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 3, 2017

J.S. Bach is one of the most celebrated figures in the history of music. American composer John Knowles Paine declared that Bach’s music “cannot grow antiquated,” and many modern musicians have arranged his compositions for instruments that had not yet been invented during Bach’s lifetime. Wendy Carlos changed music when she arranged Bach’s works for Moog synthesizers and helped popularize ...

Maestro Muti’s Most Memorable Chicago Moments

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 28, 2017

Since Riccardo Muti became the CSO's music director in 2010, Chicagoans have enjoyed many magical moments with the maestro.

10 Composers Who Surprised Us With Their Hidden Talents

Hannah EdgarJuly 28, 2017

Though we tend to remember our favorite composers for their music first and foremost, many of them were virtuosic in more ways than one.

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