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Third Coast Percussion infuses Winter Chamber Fest with vibrant energy
Presenting chamber groups in classical configuration has been the stock in […]
Jan 12, 2025
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Tallis Scholars evoke Christmases past at St. James Cathedral
There are Christmas musical traditions tied to popular tastes and unabashedly […]
Dec 10, 2024
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Muti, CSO at their best in a silver-screen night of showpieces with Golijov premiere
Riccardo Muti clearly is enjoying his late-career residencies as music director […]
Nov 09, 2024
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Cummings brings fresh vitality to rarities in auspicious MOB debut
No, that wasn’t one of Charles Ives’ cacophonous aural landscapes that […]
Oct 29, 2024
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Bella Voce illuminates with vocal rarities from New Spain
Bella Voce began its 42nd season over the weekend with an […]
Oct 06, 2024
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Dance and voice contrast affectingly in Chicago a cappella’s “Lamentations”
Chicago a cappella’s artistic enterprise has taken the vocal ensemble and […]
Sep 28, 2024
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Meyers’ Mexican fiddle showpiece spices humdrum Grant Park program
The central takeaway from the third and final program of Ludovic […]
Jul 04, 2024
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“Manon Lescaut” proves a Puccini bridge too far for Opera Festival of Chicago
Over the last few years the Opera Festival of Chicago has […]
Jun 28, 2024
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Haymarket Opera triumphs with exciting account of Handel’s “Resurrezione”
Haymarket Opera Company has been on a Handelian roll since its […]
Jun 15, 2024
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Music of the Baroque wraps season in varied, spirited fashion under Quigley
Music of the Baroque began life in 1971 as a professional […]
May 14, 2024
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