Join the hosts of Sounds Classical as they take a dive into the breadth of art-making during the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the classical world. Discover how Margaret Bonds brought her connections to Langston Hughes with her to Chicago and much more!

Marking the free classical music festival’s first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

Join the hosts of Sounds Classical as they take a dive into the breadth of art-making during the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the classical world. Discover how Margaret Bonds brought her connections to Langston Hughes with her to Chicago and much more!

Works by Florence Price and other women composers, including unpublished songs by Margaret Bonds.

Cellist Lindsey Sharpe and pianist John Bitoy perform works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Margaret Bonds, Claude Debussy, and Astor Piazzolla.

Music and the struggle for freedom go hand in hand. The program pairs Beethoven overtures with two works championing freedom and social justice in our own country.

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Works by Florence Price and other women composers, including unpublished songs by Margaret Bonds.

Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellows soprano Taylor Mackenzie Adams, mezzo-soprano Miya Higashiyama, tenor Eric Botto, and baritone Anthony Pilcher sing the Liebeslieder Waltzes by Johannes Brahms and music by Margaret Bonds, Leonard Bernstein, and more.

A special program commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans

Over six programs, Guarneri will present wide-ranging explorations of chamber music repertoire.

A rare opportunity to hear Margaret Bonds’s Montgomery Variations. Composed in 1964 and dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., the work is based on events and ideas in the Civil Rights Movement.

An assortment of multimedia tributes — music, visual arts, poetry, and dance — to the monumental Civil Rights leader.

Ravinia Festival is back for 2021 for its 85th concert season, offering up a signature blend of classical, jazz, folk, and rock music performances.

In observance of Juneteenth, WFMT is sharing music by Black composers and performers throughout the day.

In troubled times, music is a source of hope and healing. In a virtual interview and concert with WFMT’s George Preston, pianist Lara Downes performs selections from her new album, Some of These Days.

Though African Americans have faced oppression throughout American history and the arts, Black composers’ contributions to music have been nothing short of history-changing.

Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Irene Britton Smith, Nora Holt, and countless other women of color contributed to the Chicago Black Renaissance and changed classical music around the world.