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Longtime Chicago Arts Leader Bruce Sagan Dies at 96

The former journalist, who was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Joe Biden in 2024 for his contributions as an arts leader in Chicago, died at his home Sunday following a brief battle with cancer.

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Upcoming John Williams Doc Celebrates Legendary Film Composer

New Releases Mar. 24: A Kanneh-Mason Debut, Ravel x2, Rare Birds, and More Composers
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Composer-specific recordings are front-and-center this week, with two foregrounding works by Maurice Ravel, as well as album-length explorations dedicated to Telemann, Franz Schubert, and Georges Bizet. And two debut recordings: by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and idiosyncratic chamber collective Owls.
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The mad scene: one of opera's most thrilling institutions.

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Apollo’s Fire Returns to Chicago for 2024–25 Season
Keegan MorrisSeptember 18, 2024
For the last four seasons, the Second City has been the Cleveland-founded Baroque ensemble's second home.
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Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn
Katherine BuzardSeptember 18, 2024
An autumnal assortment of songs in German, French, English, and even Swedish, each with their own take on the fall season.

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29
Associated PressSeptember 16, 2024
DePrince came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages.
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