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Dr. Samantha Ege talks about her new book, the remarkable story of Black women who transformed Chicago's classical music scene
Dr. Samantha Ege, a researcher, musicologist, concert pianist and author, joined Jewell Hillery on Sunday's WGN Weekend ...
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Monument to Music in Time of War: Samuel Scheidt’s Tabulatura Nova at 400
The first half of the German seventeenth century was a time and place of short men with well-tended facial hair. The prevailing style dictated long, ...
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it’s all in ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for ...
Barrie Gavin, filmmaker who brought the stars of 20th-century classical music to the small screen
Barrie Gavin, who has died aged 89, was a prolific filmmaker whose virtuosic videos translated the aural experience of music ...
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Josh Groban Teams Up With The War & Treaty for New Rendition of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
Tony®, EMMY®, and five-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Josh Groban has teamed up ...
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New World Symphony’s 2025 I DREAM A WORLD Festival Spotlights Contributions of Black Artists During World War Ii
New World Symphony’s I Dream a World Festival, the annual celebration dedicated to showcasing the contributions of Black ...
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Music and hope, in the face of war: resilient voices of Ukraine’s battlefields, alive in song, at ASU Kerr Theater
Meet Ukrainian musicians of Cultural Forces, who turned their instruments into lifelines during wartime, sharing their ...
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Comfort, joy and holiday cheer: the 2024 Sound of the Season is here
During the holiday season, you’ll find warmth, community and good cheer in all directions. The season can also be one of ...
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Christmas Music for Every Mood
Over the years, the recording industry has managed to create Christmas music for every mood. Thousands of sad piano takes on ...
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Gladiator battle theme sounds out during film-inspired Changing the Guard
The Band and Bugles of The Rifles performed the track ahead of the King attending the Gladiator II premiere on Wednesday evening.
Top Africa orchestra began with brake cables for strings
When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra -- one of the most famous in Africa -- in 1994, they had so ...