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Grant Park Chorus celebrates 60 years with a program for a summer evening

It’s been a grand summer for choral singing in Chicago. The […]

Aug 05, 2022
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Women conductors spotlighted in “Breaking Barriers” festival at Ravinia

Musical events under Marin Alsop’s direction this weekend at the Ravinia […]

Jul 30, 2022
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New song-cycle spotlights Chicago Ensemble’s wide-ranging season finale

Maintaining its track record of serving up varied chamber music programs […]

Jul 26, 2022
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Stenz, Trpčeski light up 20th-century program with Grant Park Orchestra

The Grant Park Orchestra had a particularly fine outing Friday night […]

Jul 23, 2022
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Cleveland’s clarinetist impresses as new Baltimore maestro leads Grant Park concert

Thursday morning it was announced that Jonathon Heyward, 29, has been […]

Jul 21, 2022
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Pine, Grant Park Orchestra deliver a powerful local premiere for Childs concerto

There was no official announcement, but it was a de facto Rachel Barton […]

Jul 16, 2022
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Alsop, CSO open Ravinia with poignant tribute, Romantic favorites

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened its 2022 Ravinia summer residency with […]

Jul 16, 2022
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Opera Festival of Chicago opens second season with a Rossini rarity

Keeping with its mission of performing rarely heard Italian operas, Opera […]

Jul 09, 2022
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Bell, Grant Park forces shed brilliant light on a neglected Britten masterpiece

Carlos Kalmar must have particularly regretted having to bow out of […]

Jun 30, 2022
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Kalmar tests positive for Covid, bows out; Alltop capably steps in with GPO 

Covid protocols continue to snarl the downtown orchestral scene. Last week […]

Jun 23, 2022
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