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Grab your calendars for recommended events by local and touring ensembles in the upcoming months!
Laufey hopes that “an older audience finds a sound in my music that reminds them of when they were younger… and for a younger audience is that it’s introducing something new…”
The theme of the season is Odysseys, which is explored in programs throughout the year.
Across three programs, the ensemble mines early music, prose, and jazz inspirations in performances in Chicago and its suburbs.
Highlights include rarely-heard gems, beloved holiday concerts, and the 80th birthday celebration of Nicholas Kraemer.
A preview of the preeminent ensemble’s upcoming performance of Music to Accompany a Departure with artistic director Grant Gershon.
The musical celebration of our new hall continues with a US Premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw.
Discover new music including Reena Esmail’s A Winter Breviary and Roderick Williams’s O Adonai.
Stunning renditions of contemporary works, stirring early music performances, and more.
A roundup of select concerts for the holiday season.
The season embarks on explorations of both staples and forgotten gems of Renaissance and Early Music repertoire.
The musical celebration of our new hall continues with a US Premiere by Pulitzer Prize–winner Caroline Shaw.
An interview with the artist in advance of his performances with Music of the Baroque next month.
Christmas is the most musical time of the year, and each December, we look forward to sharing a new assortment of festive holiday albums.
The Director of Music at St. Thomas Church shares the history of the ensemble in advance of their October concert in Chicago.
“I’ve been very lucky. Not only did I get the world’s best job, but I also got to work closely with the world’s best conductors: Barenboim, Muti, Boulez, Haitink, you name it!”
Many have their Juneteenth parades and celebrations all ready to go, but if you’re on the hunt for some plans, consider attending one of these six unique events.
One of Germany’s most famous Catholic boys’ choirs plans to establish a separate choral group for girls for the first time in its more than 1,000-year history.
WFMT general manager George Preston shares his thoughts on the announcement that Duain Wolfe will retire as director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Although shape notes were introduced in 18th-century England, this unique musical notation found popularity in the United States: first in New England and later in the American South. It’s recently experienced a renaissance of sorts…
Every year, the holiday season brings a new assortment of fabulous and festive Christmas albums.
The annual Christmas concert by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ choir has been canceled because of lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
As the city, state, and country celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, Chicago arts and music organizations are giving performances and leading discussions centering Black artists. Here are four music-related streams we think you should tune in to.
In the hour leading up to the premiere of the Ravinia Festival recording of Bernstein‘s MASS on PBS‘s Great Performances, we invite you to join us for this free panel.
While isolating ourselves in our homes, many of us have been keeping our social connections through technology. Though the deep need for this technology may feel new, the popular choral composer Eric Whitacre pioneered the concept of a “virtual choir” over a decade ago.