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2013/05/18 07:37
2013/05/18 07:37
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Were it not for Koester, Bruce Iglauer's Alligator Records, Michael Frank's Earwig Music label, Chuck Nessa's Nessa Records, Jim O'Neal's Rooster Records and Living Blues magazine might not have...
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2013/05/17 19:16
2013/05/17 19:16
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Any coherence to be found in the weekend Chicago Symphony Orchestra program is thematic, not musical. Which is to say that the four works led by guest conductor Juanjo Mena Thursday night at Symphony...
2013/05/17 05:14
2013/05/17 05:14
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With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014. Once again, general director Andreas Mitisek is...
2013/05/17 03:27
2013/05/17 03:27
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra set to perform ‘Space Odyssey’ The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of music from “2001: A Space Odyssey”on May 19 and June 16. Mention a...
2013/05/17 02:26
2013/05/17 02:26
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Yo-Yo Ma, CSO players offer a robust program of chamber music Sometimes when superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma comes to Chicago, he flies well below the public’s radar. As creative consultant to the Chicago...
2013/05/16 17:36
2013/05/16 17:36
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Homebound A staycation can be a death sentence of Internet and TV for anyone without imagination, even more so in the sweltering Inland Empire. But, truth be told, there’s a lot to do around here....
2013/05/14 18:13
2013/05/14 18:13
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The performance did not take place quite in the manner Yo-Yo Ma had envisioned for the young members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. But that was much less important than the skills the newly...
2013/05/14 17:17
2013/05/14 17:17
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Let's raise a glass to Bob Koester, the single-minded Chicagoan who this weekend celebrates a remarkable anniversary: 60 years of producing jazz and blues recordings. Koester's Delmark Records may...
2013/05/14 15:21
2013/05/14 15:21
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Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. A Monday news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period...
2013/05/14 14:20
2013/05/14 14:20
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Even the undisputed Queen of Soul has to r-e-s-p-e-c-t the doctor's orders. And she is. Aretha Franklin canceled two upcoming performances this month "due to her doctor's recommendation for...
2013/05/13 22:21
2013/05/13 22:21
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The Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin.(Jack Boland/QMI Agency) Soul icon Aretha Franklin has axed two upcoming concerts to undergo treatment for another mystery condition. The Respect hitmaker was due...
2013/05/13 20:42
2013/05/13 20:42
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At the concert on May 8, the school's bands performed two compositions that were written for and inspired by Gilmer. "Da Caccia...an outburst of exuberance for band," was composed by Gerard McBurney,...
2013/05/13 17:09
2013/05/13 17:09
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Before Saturday’s May Festival concert, Jonathan Cohen, dean of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Clifton, recognized May Festival music director James Conlon as the recipient of...
2013/05/12 05:44
2013/05/12 05:44
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2013/05/10 20:13
2013/05/10 20:13
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A conductor who understands the challenges female musicians of color face is leading the first Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances this week of a work by a black woman composer who faced similar...
2013/05/10 16:52
2013/05/10 16:52
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A recent hostile book review about Chicago has prompted an unexpected riposte from its music director. Muti’s letter has just gone up on the Times website. Given that he turned down an approach from...
2013/05/09 23:14
2013/05/09 23:14
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The flood tide of Benjamin Britten performances honoring the great British composer's centenary has barely begun. Both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Chamber Musicians are planning...
2013/05/09 17:49
2013/05/09 17:49
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Her hands produce such magic, she almost seems superhuman – Yuja Wang belongs to the creme de la creme of the piano world. In this edition of Musica we travel to Chicago to meet the Chinese born...
2013/05/09 17:15
2013/05/09 17:15
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The players lift their bows with the customary this-is-the-end flourish, finishing a movement of a Shostakovich string quartet, and the audience claps. A few "Whoo!" yells escape from the back of the...
2013/05/09 16:14
2013/05/09 16:14
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Cyrus Chestnut: The ebullient pianist gave a disastrous performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center last year, but he should be more in...