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How To Choose the Best Speakers to Listen to WFMT (and All Your Favorite Music!)

Finding the best speakers for classical music can be a serious proposition. Don’t spend your money without answering these questions!

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2017

Hamburg’s spectacular Elbphilharmonie opens for 1st concert

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 11, 2017

“High Priestess” or “Master of an Art of Singing”? Changing the Conversation about Mahalia Jackson

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 6, 2017

This Video of Bernstein Scolding Two Percussionists Proves Playing Triangle is Harder Than You Think

Music Acts as a Translator, Cultural Bridge in Wang Lu’s ‘Code Switch’

Keegan MorrisOctober 7, 2019

“Maybe we’re getting used to being misunderstood… Hopefully, [through] music, we can be more open,” reflects Wang Lu. Her work, Code Switch, will have its world premiere to open the first MusicNOW concert of the CSO season.

Marcello Giordani, tenor of beauty and heft, dies at 56

Associated PressOctober 6, 2019

Giordani had a heart attack at his home in Sicily.

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These Vintage Holiday Ads Are Sure to Make Your Spirits Bright

Keegan MorrisDecember 23, 2016

Go back in time to the early days of WFMT — the '50s and '60s — with a charming look back at some festive Program Guides!

Chicago Composer Brings Recently Restored St. Stanislaus Kostka Church “Out of Darkness into Light”

Kerry FrumkinDecember 22, 2016

“Restoration is an act of defiance against decay,” composer William Neil said. His new work, "Out of Darkness into Light," celebrates the restoration of Chicago's historic St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.

image of brain in neuroscience of singing

How Neuroscience Can Help You Sing “High, Loud, Healthy, and Forever”

Stephen RaskauskasDecember 21, 2016

Many people love to sing. Not everyone can sing well. But what if you could reprogram your brain to help you sing better?

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