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“Procession” makes hard-rocking use of a drum set, more often spotted in a rock arena or jazz bandstand than a classical performance.

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Review: In brilliant premiere, CSO composer-in-residence goes out with a bang while MusicNOW quiets to a whimper

May 31, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

“Procession” makes hard-rocking use of a drum set, more often spotted in a rock arena or jazz bandstand than a classical performance.

Also on our list for the season, a Royko exhibit, music at the MSI and cicadas vs. butterflies.

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Museums for summer 2024: After-hours parties at the Shedd and a Holocaust Museum debut

May 29, 2024 at 9:43 a.m.

Also on our list for the season, a Royko exhibit, music at the MSI and cicadas vs. butterflies.

From annual standbys to intriguing one-offs, Chicago’s cup overfloweth with summer concerts worth your while.

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Classical, jazz and experimental music for summer 2024: Rush Hour Concerts turns 25, plus a once-in-a-lifetime one-act

May 23, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

From annual standbys to intriguing one-offs, Chicago’s cup overfloweth with summer concerts worth your while.

The Lady Elgin was a steamship that sank in 1860 with the loss of 302 lives, the Great Lakes’ worst disaster to date.

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Now at Chicago Maritime Museum, exhibits devoted to a Black sailor and the deadly sinking of the Lady Elgin

May 26, 2024 at 10:45 p.m.

The Lady Elgin was a steamship that sank in 1860 with the loss of 302 lives, the Great Lakes’ worst disaster to date.

The one-act opera adaptation by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer tells the story of a man who was the heir to an art fortune worth millions.

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‘Before It All Goes Dark’: A Tribune story about Nazi-looted artwork gets the operatic treatment

May 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The one-act opera adaptation by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer tells the story of a man who was the heir to an art fortune worth millions.

The changeover in the department came just before the summer festival season. Hedspeth says she's still formulating her own goals.

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Who is DCASE’s new commissioner? A few questions for Clinée Hedspeth

May 1, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The changeover in the department came just before the summer festival season. Hedspeth says she's still formulating her own goals.

The COT 2024-25 season will be the first programmed by new general director Lawrence Edelson.

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Chicago Opera Theater and Symphony Center Jazz announce seasons

May 1, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

The COT 2024-25 season will be the first programmed by new general director Lawrence Edelson.

For this latest visit, the first in a while, the two orchestras went for selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet."

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Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO

April 27, 2024 at 11:44 a.m.

For this latest visit, the first in a while, the two orchestras went for selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet."

The concert at University of Chicago was a case of that label living up to the hype. The musicians all sounded like themselves, but together, they sound like little else on today’s jazz scene.

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Review: Fire and Water Quintet, led by pianist Myra Melford, does ‘supergroup’ right

April 20, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.

The concert at University of Chicago was a case of that label living up to the hype. The musicians all sounded like themselves, but together, they sound like little else...

Under Stilian Kirov’s leadership, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has climbed in quality in recent seasons.

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Review: In ‘Bologne, Mozart and Haydn,’ Illinois Philharmonic freshens up classics with a stage full of talent

April 15, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

Under Stilian Kirov’s leadership, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has climbed in quality in recent seasons.

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