Arias and Songs hits 350 broadcasts on WFMT

December 21st's broadcast marks the 350th program of Arias and Songs. Over the seven years on WFMT, host Larry Johnson has played everything from Callas and 'La Traviata' to Nat King Cole and 'The Producers.'

Embracing the ‘Sound of Silence’: Guitarist Miloš and His Return to Music

After his period away from music to recover from a hand injury and intense burnout, the guitarist is back with a new album: Sound of Silence.

This Chicagoan Never Expected To Sing Opera. Now She’s Singing on One of the World’s Largest Stages.

Soprano Whitney Morrison began singing before she could even speak. Through her early years of singing in church, she never thought she would pursue a career in opera. Now, Morrison is one of 12 young artists selected for the 2017/2018 ensemble at Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center. The Ryan Opera Center is one ...

Video: This Is What It Sounds like When 100 Percussionists Play Together

The thought of 100 percussionists may evoke up cacophonous clanging, but the soundscape is more peaceful than you might expect.

Yo-Yo Ma, CSO’s ‘Concert for Peace’ Takes a Stand against Violence at South Side’s St. Sabina Church

"Yo-Yo Ma wanted to meet with me, and I thought it was a joke," Reverend Michael L. Pfleger said to an audience of over 1,000 people at St. Sabina Church.