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Despite the long odds of making a living as a professional musician, many parents are encouraging their children to major in music in college. This encouragement is so often is based on the students' desire to major in music, regardless of their actual level of talent. -
WATCH: Unusual Video of a Trombonist’s Lips, Shot from Inside the Trombone
Creative uses of new video technology have resulted in an unusual sight: a video of a trombonist’s lips vibrating to make music, shot from inside a trombone mouthpiece... -
eighth blackbird Plays Music of Wilco Drummer Glenn Kotche and Other Bad Boys of New Music at Free Chicago Concert
You can still hear eighth blackbird before they fly the Chicago coop. The Grammy-winning new music group will present a program dominated by Chicago-area composers on Wednesday, August 28 at Millennium Park--including a première by Glenn... -
B1G Trouble in River City: Robert Rumbelow, University of Illinois Band Director, Resigns Over Stolen Instruments
Dr. Robert W. Rumbelow, the director of bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, resigned earlier this week amid allegations that he sold the school's inventory of older musical instruments and deposited the money in his... -
David Lang’s ‘the little match girl passion’ to Receive Ravinia Festival Première
The Ravinia Festival will present two firsts on its August 26 program: the première of David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'little match girl passion,' and the debut of Chicago-based contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird... -
Richard Strauss' 150th Anniversary: Celebrations of Note in 2014
We are barely through Richard Wagner's 200th anniversary, and already, ensembles are gearing up for the sesquicentennial of one of his most famous disciples--Richard Strauss... -
Mnozil Brass Celebrates 20 Years of Boundary-Pushing Fun with New Tour
Mnozil Brass has a cult following in Europe, but this Austrian septet seems to have flown under the radar in the U.S., never achieving the kind of rabid following they currently enjoy in German-speaking countries. The group is hoping to... -
Classicalite’s Five Best: Funny Classical Music Videos [POLL]
Louise Burton can't stop laughing at YouTube clips of: Mnozil Brass, Canadian Brass, Monty Python, Mr. Bean and Victor Borge... -
Ravinia Listeners Invited to “Name That Tune” at Ramsey Lewis, Natalie Cole Concert
Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis will unveil a new composition at his Ravinia Festival concert with Natalie Cole next week. This première is unusual because he is inviting fans to join him in the creative process and name the new tune. A video on... -
Gabriela Montero's Piano Improvisations Featured on Ravinia $10 Concert Series
The Ravinia Festival will present a rarity at 6 p.m. on August 20: a piano recital in which the entire second half is devoted to improvisation. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero will perform works by Brahms and Schumann on the first...
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