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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening.

The healing power of song may sound intuitive given music’s deep roots in human culture. But the science of whether and how music dulls acute and chronic pain — technically called music-induced analgesia — is just catching up.

Associated PressDecember 16, 2024

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73

A lighting bolt knifes through a cloudy sky

Katherine BuzardDecember 5, 2024

Stormy Weather in Classical Music

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2024

Haymarket Opera Company Announces 2025 season

‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations

Associated PressMay 2, 2025

And Audra McDonald becomes the most Tony-Nominated performer in Broadway history.

Tzu-Tsen Wu poses holding a ruan, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument resembling a banjo

Chicago-Area AAPI Month Events and Concerts

Keegan MorrisApril 30, 2025

Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these exciting, eye-opening, and wide-ranging events from all around the Chicago area.

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Chicago Holiday Performances Guide 2024: Concerts, Nutcrackers, Jazz, and more

Keegan MorrisNovember 25, 2024

From all corners of the city and beyond, take part in holiday cheer with a wide range of merriment.

Holiday Programming on WFMT 2024

WFMTNovember 18, 2024

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

Right Place, Wrong Time: Connie Converse 100 Years Later

Adela SkowronskiNovember 15, 2024

Revisiting the songwriter who disappeared soon after her 50th birthday.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff