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Early Streisand nightclub recording remastered for release

The performances were intended to become Barbra Streisand’s first album, but instead many of the songs were redone and released as her Grammy-winning self-titled debut album in 1963.

Hannah EdgarJune 8, 2017

6 Unforgettable Composer Friendships

Stephen RaskauskasJune 7, 2017

KAIA Kids Around the World – The Music of Brazil

Michael San GabinoJune 6, 2017

One of Conductor Manfred Honeck’s Favorite Quotes Might Change the Way You Think About Classical Music

auditorium theatre 130 years after opening

Theatre for the People: Celebrating 130 Years of the Auditorium

Michael San GabinoDecember 9, 2019

One of the jewels of Chicago architecture is celebrating a major milestone! Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the Auditorium Theatre, the "Theatre for the People," opened 130 years ago.

Playlist: Christmas Classics Performed by Chicago Artists

Lisa FlynnDecember 9, 2019

Chicagoans really know how to celebrate the holidays! Here’s a playlist of Christmas favorites as performed by Chicago-area artists and ensembles.

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This Is What Your Favorite Composers Would Look Like if They Actually Cracked a Smile…

Stephen RaskauskasMay 31, 2017

Though the music of your favorite composers might make you smile, chances are, the composers themselves aren't smiling in their portraits. Until now...

How the Complex Rhythms of Colonialism Created One of Uruguay’s Most Celebrated Musical Traditions

Galilee AbdullahMay 30, 2017

Though Uruguay is one of the least populous countries in South America, every year it hosts the world’s longest Carnaval. Carnaval in Uruguay would not be complete without candombe, an Afro-Uruguayan performance tradition that is centuries old but still celebrated today. Candombe is rooted in the culture of enslaved peoples who were brought to Uruguay from Africa during the early ...

Requiem Æternam: How a Fraternity Celebrates Death as an End and an Achievement with Music

Lisa FlynnMay 25, 2017

Among religious observances, the liturgical text of the Requiem Mass as set to music has been one of the most potent means to express mourning, the most famous being those by Mozart, Verdi, and Fauré.

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