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WFMT Recommends Books for Music Lovers

Nothing gets you more excited about reading than a truly great book, so we asked our staff members what musical books they have recently loved!

Keegan MorrisSeptember 13, 2024

Full Circle for Chicago-born Dancer, Choreographer Houston Thomas

Violinist Hilary Hahn, framed by flowers, gazes at her violin in front of a burnt orange wall

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 10, 2024

Hilary Hahn to miss CSO season premiere

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2024

Sérgio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Lyric 25-26: Medea, Salome, Frida, Smashing Pumpkins, and More

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2025

The company’s slate of presentations includes two world premieres, two Lyric premieres, and several new productions.

New Releases Mar. 11: Composer Focuses

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2025

Explore landmark works by Jean Sibelius and Aram Khachaturian, plus unheralded repertoire by Gaetano Donizetti, Ernest Chausson, John Field, and Marie de Grandval.

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10 Classical Earworms: The Mastery Behind Unforgettable Music

Benjamin PesetskyAugust 28, 2024

This music will stay with you—drawing you back to these pieces time and again.

Valerie June on the Crossroads of Mindfulness and Creativity

Malcolm BambaAugust 24, 2024

Mindfulness, to acclaimed multifaceted artist Valerie June, makes "a person be there in that moment — even when you know so many things in the world are unjust and not right."

10 Composers Who Were Inspired by Their Travels

Katherine BuzardAugust 23, 2024

From Bolivia to Ghana to India to the US, the perspective-changing experience of travel influenced many of your favorite composers.

Mornings with Jan Weller