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Resonant Bodies Festival to bring array of experimental vocal music to Chicago

The phrase “resonant bodies” can mean many things—the sound of two […]

Apr 04, 2018
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Lyric Opera highlights Bernstein’s yearning lost souls in centennial tribute

Judged solely by the evening’s title, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “Celebrating […]

Mar 11, 2018
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COT to take a walk on the Gothic side with “Elizabeth Cree”

On some level, every opera is a fantasy. After all, most […]

Feb 07, 2018
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Koh closes Winter Chamber Music Festival with bite-sized violin “madness”

Violinist Jennifer Koh, who closed Northwestern University’s annual Winter Chamber Music […]

Jan 29, 2018
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“Sonorous Earth” makes a heavenly noise with Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic

Bells have resounded mightily in two world premieres in Chicago this […]

Nov 14, 2017
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MusicNOW series to lead off 20th anniversary season with a rich retrospective

MusicNOW–the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary chamber series, which opens its 20th […]

Sep 27, 2017
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Phillips and Huang a close-knit team at Collaborative Works Festival

The format of soprano Susanna Phillips’ performance Thursday night at Ganz […]

Sep 08, 2017
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Villegas and Kalmar bring Spanish flair to Grant Park program

As usual, Carlos Kalmar got it right with both his spoken […]

Aug 03, 2017
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Sierra’s “Missa Latina” proves less than heavenly at Grant Park Festival

Exotic settings of the ancient Latin Mass-exotic at least to the […]

Jun 29, 2017
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Chicago Philharmonic closes its season with romantic mix

The Chicago Philharmonic is closing its season in high style. In […]

Apr 10, 2017
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