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Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Symphony Titles & Nicknames?

Jupiter, Pastoral, Philosopher. There are countless symphonies with nicknames, monikers, and titles. Can you keep them straight?

Galilee AbdullahJune 29, 2017

Video: This Dog Wanted to Hear Mendelssohn Better, So It Took a Seat Next to the First Violinist

Angelica LasalaJune 26, 2017

Listen to the One Cuban Singer That Omara Portuondo of Buena Vista Social Club Wants Everyone to Hear

Angelica LasalaJune 23, 2017

Quiz: Latin American Food or Instrument?

A Concerto of Discovery: Nicola Benedetti on Collaborating With Wynton Marsalis

Michael San GabinoDecember 15, 2019

Classical music, jazz, Celtic folksongs, and funk — these genres make up just a few of the words in Wynton Marsalis' musical language. Violinist Nicola Benedetti calls Marsalis' new violin concerto a "path of discovery."

Dalton Baldwin, Pianist Who Shared Stage With Gérard Souzay for 30 Years, Has Died

Candice AgreeDecember 14, 2019

Baldwin's association with singers Elly Ameling, Jessye Norman, José van Dam, Teresa Berganza, Mady Mesplé, and above all, Gérard Souzay, defines the history of German art song performance in the second half of the twentieth century.

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Why the Beats of Bomba and Plena are as Essential to Puerto Rican Culture as Beans and Rice

Angelica LasalaJune 16, 2017

Arroz con gandules – a version of beans and rice using pigeon peas – is a staple of Puerto Rican cuisine. Because the dish is so affordable to prepare, it nourishes people from all walks of life and economic backgrounds. Bomba and plena, two forms of Puerto Rican folk music, have similarly nourished the commonwealth by uplifting working-class narratives and ...

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

Galilee AbdullahJune 14, 2017

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

Stephen RaskauskasJune 13, 2017

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

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