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Fire at Chicago's Harris Theater Closes Venue Through March 6; Performances of Duke Ellington’s ‘Queenie Pie’ Opera Rescheduled
Chicago's Harris Theater will remain closed through Thursday, March 6 after an electrical fire on Wednesday afternoon damaged operational and mechanical equipment in the busy performing arts venue. The theater is working to reschedule a number of events. -
Musical Chairs: Principal Clarinetist Stephen Williamson Rejoins Chicago Symphony Orchestra After One Season with New York Philharmonic
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced on Friday that principal clarinetist Stephen Williamson has chosen to return to the CSO, after serving as principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic for one season. -
PBS to Air Program on the Benedictines of Mary Album ‘Lent at Ephesus' (De Montfort Music/Decca), No. 1 on Billboard Classical Chart
PBS has announced a television special, "Lent At Ephesus," about the Benedictines of Mary, whose recent recording of the same name debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard classical chart. -
Our Lady of Columbus: No. 1 Lending Habit for Mother Cecilia (née Hornist Martina Snell) and Missouri's Benedictines of Mary
The Benedictines of Mary may be one of the most unlikely success stories in the recording industry. Their third album on the De Montfort Music/Decca label, 'Lent at Ephesus,' debuted at #1 on the Billboard classical chart. These 22 Sisters live a monastic life on a secluded.. -
eighth blackbird's Tim Munro on "Still in Motion" Program (Ligeti, Mackey, T. Johnson, Arcade Fire) at MCA Chicago
eighth blackbird's performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on March 8 and 9 will hold some of the group's favorite music, including works by György Ligeti and Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry. -
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Violinist Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (of Thailand?) Finishes Last in Ladies' Giant Slalom
Crossover violinist Vanessa-Mae, who realized her dream earlier today of skiing in the Sochi Olympics, finished in last place during the Ladies’ Giant Slalom. But she was able to finish both her runs on a course where the conditions were less than ideal, something that 22 other competitors failed to do. -
League of American Orchestras Launches New Performance and Commissioning Initiative for Women Composers
The League of American Orchestras has announced a new initiative for female composers at the start of their careers. The program will provide a series of orchestral readings with professional orchestras, as well as two commissions. -
REVIEW: 'Mozart in the Jungle,' Amazon Prime's Symphonic Sex Farce, Plays Sour for Malcom McDowell, Bernadette Peters, Gael García Bernal
The long-awaited pilot episode of 'Mozart in the Jungle' is finally available on Amazon Prime's Instant Video. It's based on Blair Tindall's novel of the same name, a story of "la vie bohème" in New York City, where young musicians scramble for better-paying gigs while diverting themselves with sex and drugs until the day when the Philharmonic comes calling. -
Chicago Philharmonic Conductor Scott Speck Talks "Romantic Remix" Program at Nichols Concert Hall
The Chicago Philharmonic's concert on Sunday at the Music Institute of Chicago will explore music written for Molière's play 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,' including excerpts from Jean Baptiste Lully's music written for the play's premiere in 1670. -
A Question for Sports Fanatics: What If Music Was Our National Pastime?
If sports didn't exist, we would have to find some other activity to focus our energies on as a community. It seems to be a deep-seated need in the human psyche to engage in one meaningful, shared activity. And I'm wondering if there was a time when music could have been... -
Home Sweet Home: Adelina Patti, the Soprano Who Sang for President Abraham Lincoln
In 1862, during the American Civil War, soprano Adelina Patti visited the White House and sang for Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary. Patti--then only 19, yet already well known in the U.S.--sang a number of songs, ending with "Home Sweet Home," a song requested by Lincoln himself... -
Osmo Vänskä Says Minnesota Orchestra President Michael Henson Must Go!
Conductor Osmo Vänskä talked with Brian Newhouse of Classical Minnesota Public Radio this weekend about what might prompt him to return to the orchestra as music director. Vänskä said, “For any healing to begin at the orchestra, Michael Henson must go.” -
Two Milwaukee Men, Universal Knowledge Allah and Salah Salahadyn, Charged with Theft of Ex-Lipiński Stradivarius Violin from Frank Almond
Two Milwaukee men have been charged with stealing the "ex-Lipiński" Stradivarius violin that was recovered by police on February 5. -
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Will Hang Out with Nico Muhly, Talk Bach During Google Plus Hangout (Via WQXR)
Classical radio station WQXR will host a Google Hangout on air with pianist Simone Dinnerstein, who will play music of J.S. Bach and talk about the composer's music with a group of special guests, including composer Nico Muhly and writer Paul Elie, author of Reinventing Bach. -
MUSE/IQUE Presents Copland's 'Appalachian Spring' with Dust Brother EZ Mike, Anna Clyne's 'fits + starts'
MUSE/IQUE's "Uncorked" series continues on Monday, February 24 with “Spring/Within,” spotlighting Aaron Copland’s iconic 1944 ballet score, 'Appalachian Spring.'
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