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Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

Ichiyanagi studied at The Juilliard School in New York and emerged a pioneer, using compositional techniques that incorporated traditional Japanese elements and electronic music.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 31, 2017

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

Galilee AbdullahMay 30, 2017

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

Lisa FlynnMay 25, 2017

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

Playlist: Classical Recorder Pieces You Should Know

Cydne GillardDecember 10, 2019

The recorder may call to mind tortured performances of "Hot Cross Buns" or "Jingle Bells" from your elementary school days, but these pieces make use of the instrument's virtuosic potential.

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.

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A biography, a documentary, and an archive celebrate Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha

Candice AgreeMay 22, 2017

Sheet music, recordings of concerts and interviews, photographs, correspondence, and even the clothes that Alicia de Larrocha wore throughout her life make up part of the personal archive of the great Spanish pianist.

Watching This “Bubble Smith” Blow Big Bubbles to Bach on a Beach Is Your Moment of Zen for the Week

Galilee AbdullahMay 19, 2017

Composer Robert Schumann loved Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier so much that he said it should be every musician’s “daily bread.” But perhaps you’ve never thought it could make the perfect bubble-blowing soundtrack, too. The Well-Tempered Clavier is composed of two volumes of keyboard music. Each contains 24 pairs of preludes and fugues, one for each of the major and minor keys. ...

Watch WFMT’s Live Cabaret of Music, Comedy, and More

Stephen RaskauskasMay 19, 2017

Watch highlights from WFMT's Classical Cabaret, a new series that brings together diverse artists for performance and broadcast before a live studio audience.

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