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Third Coast Baroque: 11 musicians in a sunlit red brick hallway; some with their instruments including violins, cello, theorbo, and charango.

Third Coast Baroque Announces Closure

The Chicago early-music ensemble faced diminishing audience sizes and reduced grant funding possibilities after years of concert disruptions by COVID-19.

Associated Press | December 6, 2022

Lost Stephen Sondheim musical reveals insight into a giant

Sounds Classical hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn

Keegan Morris | December 5, 2022

Listening Party: WFMT’s New Show Prizes Fresh Takes on Classical Sounds

Associated Press | December 2, 2022

LGBTQ chorus in Colorado Springs unifies community with song

illustration of the chicago flag blended with an lgbtq+ pride flag superimposed on a brick wall

Chicago Pride Concerts & Events for 2023

Adela Skowronski | June 1, 2023

From concerts to screenings to festivals to parades, there’s always something happening in and around Chicago for LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

a man in a jean jacket, trucket hat, and white shirt — Tommy Prine — strums a guitar and sings into a microphone onstage

Tommy Prine doesn’t dodge father’s legacy, makes his own way in compelling debut

Associated Press | June 1, 2023

Tommy Prine never set out to be a singer-songwriter, but it proved to be a "saving grace" after losing his father, John Prine.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Indigenous Instruments of Illinois

Adela Skowronski | November 23, 2022

The very name Illinois comes from the confederation of native tribes who lived here — the Illini or Illiwek — composed of at least twelve tribes.

a rustic table holds a roast turkey, a pumpkin, and some fruit

Playlist: A Thanksgiving Feast in 20 Food-inspired Pieces

Lisa Flynn | November 21, 2022

As we prepare to gather around the table for the Thanksgiving feast, put on this playlist of some of the most inspired musical celebrations of food and drink.

Ned Rorem, prize-winning composer and writer, dies at 99

Associated Press | November 18, 2022

Time once called Rorem “the world’s best composer of art songs,” and he was notable for his hundreds of compositions for the solo human voice.

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