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International Beethoven Project's Chicago Festival, "LOVE 2013," Explores Multiple Themes
Apropos of the great composer, himself, the third annual Beethoven Festival in Chicago will explore themes of love, religion, suffering and the path of the true artist. -
World Maker Faire New York to Present Music for Suitcases, Singing Lobsters and More
The World Maker Faire New York is a celebration of do-it-yourself science projects, emerging technologies, electronic music, rockets and robots. -
Russian Conductor Vasily Petrenko Says Orchestras “React Better” to Male Conductors
Mr. Petrenko is in hot water over his comments about woman conductors. -
Ravinia Festival Presents the Midwest Première of John Adams' 'The Gospel According to the Other Mary'
Chicago's Ravinia Festival presents the midwest première of John Adams' oratorio 'The Gospel According to the Other Mary' on September 7. -
Classical Crossover: Bad Move...or Step Forward?
Classical music has its share of crossover artists, but is this really advancing the art form? -
Classicalite’s Five Best: Rock Musicians with Classical Chops
Classicalite's list of the five best rock musicians who also compose classical music. -
Chicago's Ravinia Festival Embraces Musical Change While Staying True to its Classical Roots
The Ravinia Festival may earn more money from its pop acts, but the fest hasn't turned its back on its classical roots. -
The Future of Concert Production: New World Symphony Premières Video Work for Britten's 'Peter Grimes'
The New World Symphony presents the premiere of a new work for video and orchestra in its state-of-the-art multimedia venue. -
How is an Opera Like a Game of Football? Classicalite Knows the Answer...
Opera lovers may think there are no similarities between opera and football, but Classicalite has managed to find some. -
Movie Scores with Live Orchestras Flood the Festivals and Halls of New York, Chicago, Indiana and Virginia
More and more U.S. orchestras are playing famous movie scores while the movie is shown above. But is this a positive or negative development in symphonic music? -
Chicago Lyric Stars Ana María Martínez, Albina Shagimuratova, James Valenti and More Perform at Free Millennium Park Concert
On September 7, Lyric Opera of Chicago will present its annual gift to the city, a free outdoor concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park... -
Nu-Shu, China's Secret Language of Women, Speaks Out in Tan Dun’s New Work
A secret language known only by women in China's Hunan Province is the focus of Tan Dun's new multimedia work for harp and orchestra. The piece will receive its U.S. première on October 31 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under music... -
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...
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