Chicago Classical Review

December 28

Gaudete Brass
De Wert: Italian Madrigals
Tower: Copperwave
Bach: Contrapunctus 1 from The Art of the Fugue
Garrop:…

Forty years ago when composer William Ferris and tenor John Vorrasi founded the William Ferris Chorale they weren’t thinking about…

Thanksgiving Day weekend is traditionally a somewhat fallow period for classical music in Chicago. But the enterprising new-music ensemble Anaphora…

For many, West Side Story remains the finest of all American musicals, with Leonard Bernstein at his creative peak in…

The Orion Ensemble offered an intriguing mix of repertoire on its program of trios Sunday evening at the Music Institute…

One of Chicago’s lesser-known small musical organizations, the Chicago Arts Orchestra has been performing since 2005 under musical director and…

For all its broad humor and effervescent music, Ariadne auf Naxos is a daunting assignment for any opera company. The…

Chicago is home to such a plethora of fine choral groups that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of them.…

It’s been a good fortnight for French musicians at Symphony Center. Conductor Stéphane Denève made an impressive podium debut with the…

For their benefit concert this year in support of their valuable educational outreach program “Sound Tracks,” Chicago’s ever-intriguing Fulcrum Point…