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Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?

Musicians Tomeka Reid (who is Chicago-based), Martha Gonzalez, and Ikue Mori are among the grantees.

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 4, 2017

Video: After Coming Out as Gay, This Russian Violinist Can’t Return Home. This Is How Music Helped Him Find Acceptance.

Hannah EdgarAugust 4, 2017

Quiz: Can You Guess Who Composed the Music Just by Looking at the Score?

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 3, 2017

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

In Their Own Words: Inspiring and evocative quotes from classical artists who died in 2019

Candice AgreeDecember 30, 2019

2019 was a year of great loss in the worlds of classical music and the arts. WFMT commemorates and celebrates the lives of these artists as they speak directly to us.

German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84

Associated PressDecember 27, 2019

Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier has died in Dresden, Germany at age 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing his longtime secretary.

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This Video Proves It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Robots Can Play Rachmaninoff

Angelica LasalaJuly 27, 2017

Anyone who’s ever studied a keyboard instrument knows it takes years of dedicated practice to play with accuracy. But one robot is programmed to bypass all of that, as shown in a video on Facebook.

Renaissance Composer Roy Henry Was Also a King – Historians Just Aren’t Sure Which One

Angelica LasalaJuly 24, 2017

One of the most important and complete collections of English sacred music, the Old Hall Manuscript, was compiled between 1415-1421. The volume contains two mass movements – Gloria and Sanctus – written under the name Roy Henry. Since “roy” translates loosely to “king” from Middle French, music historians agree that Roy Henry was an English king with a penchant for ...

This Heart-Shaped Score Just Might Make You Fall in Love with Medieval Music

Angelica LasalaJuly 17, 2017

"Belle, bonne, sage" is a love song whose title translates to "Lovely, good, and wise." And if the score looks like a Valentine’s Day card, the lyrics follow.

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