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Chicago Immigrant Orchestra Revival Celebrates Cross-Cultural Collaboration

This weekend, the ensemble celebrates five years with an album reaching across cultural barriers.

Katherine BuzardNovember 12, 2024

6 Infamous, Disastrous Classical Premieres

Associated PressNovember 11, 2024

Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81

Keegan MorrisNovember 8, 2024

Classical Voyages: Paris

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2025

Allons-y à Paris! Join us on a musical tour of Paris, the City of Light.

Who is the Most Prolific Composer?

Adela SkowronskiApril 11, 2025

From 3,000 sonatas to over 300 symphonies, here are some of the busiest composers across classical music history!

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Quincy Jones grins while holding multiple Grammy Awards

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Associated PressNovember 4, 2024

Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog.

Al Capone: Mob Boss and… Music Lover?

Keegan MorrisNovember 1, 2024

During his reign in Chicago, Al Capone, who you may not know loved opera, was one of the city's biggest jazz impresarios.

10 Indigenous Musicians You Should Know

Adela Skowronski

Celebrating indigenous North American artists creating incredible works in the fields of classical, folk, and even experimental music.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff