Appreciating A Pillar Of The Chicago Sound: Trumpeter Bud Herseth
For more than 50 years, Adolph "Bud" Herseth was the principal trumpet player for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , an ensemble widely adored by brass aficionados for its seemingly limitless power and...
View ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra makes music with juveniles
Karen Basrak performs at Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Karen was one of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra members who performed with eight young men from the center.
View ArticleRavinia Festival tickets now on sale
Forget the calendar. Summer runs from June 6 through Sept. 15 at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, with more than 120 events, including more than 80 festival debuts.
View ArticleBurke Central music students visit the Windy City
Every two years the Burke Central Music Department goes on a trip to explore and learn about different types of music, which exposes them to various types of music, giving them a better understanding...
View ArticleStevenson Student Torin Bakke Wins Chicago Symphony Orchestra Contest
This musician's dedication is playing off in a big way. Clarinetist Torin Bakke will have the opportunity to perform a solo in a Chicago Symphony Orchestra education concert as a reward for placing...
View ArticleBurke Central music students visit the Windy City
Every two years the Burke Central Music Department goes on a trip to explore and learn about different types of music, which exposes them to various types of music, giving them a better understanding...
View ArticleBienen School Hosts 'Brass Spectacular' at Millennium Park
The sounds of brass will fill the air when Northwestern University's Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music presents its eighth annual Memorial Day weekend concert in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park...
View ArticleAretha Franklin pulls out of 2 Chicago shows under doctora s orders; Janelle...
In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 photo, Aretha Franklin performs during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Franklin has canceled performances in Chicago on May 20 and...
View ArticleThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra Selects Evolve IP For Cloud Services
Immediately after implementing the solution the orchestra gained extraordinary call visibility and business intelligence using Evolve IP's exclusive OSSmosis management dashboards and reporting tools.
View ArticleAretha Franklin: Concert dates canceled
A news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period shows were scheduled with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut on May 26.
View Articleread Liberace bio
Born in Wisconsin in 1919, Liberace appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 16.
View ArticleNorthwestern Music in June
A guest performance by renowned Italian guitarist Oscar Ghiglia that will launch the Bienen School's Summer 2013 Guitar Workshop and an admission-free concert by Chicago Symphony Orchestra trombonist...
View ArticleNew Orleans maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto draws raves in Chicago
Carlos Miguel Prieto, the music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, drew critical raves for his work as a guest conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 23, 2013.
View ArticleElysabeth Alfano: The Power of Music: The Pianist of Willesden Lane
I think of music and food as the ultimate conveyors of history: communicating stories, memories and the emotion of individuals, groups and nations.
View ArticleMHS Graduate Awarded Apprenticeship with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Aucoin, a 2008 Medfield High School graduate, is described as a "versatile rising star on the classic music scene," according to Boston.com's 'The Names Blog: All the Buzz on Celebraties .'
View ArticleRavinia Benny Goodman Tribute swings
Three exceptional clarinetists and the Midwest's talented Chicago Jazz Orchestra reminded Ravinia Festival audiences why the music of Benny Goodman still excites jazz and big band lovers decades after...
View ArticleChicago Celebrates 'Day Of Music'
Throughout the day this Friday, at dozens of places across the city, Mandel, with the organizing group, Rush Hour Concerts, says hundreds of performers will be making all kinds of music as part of the...
View ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra plays Blackhawks theme
Famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti wore a Blackhawks jersey on Wednesday as he led the orchestra in a version of "Chelsea Dagger."
View ArticleCSO, Lyric Opera, and Spektral Quartet shine at Make Music Chicago's Finale
There's no better way to celebrate the art of making music than to bring together some of Chicago's brightest classical stars all in one performance.
View Article2 KC musicians move onward to Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra just grew stronger, thanks to their addition of two outstanding artists from the Kansas City Symphony , Boris Allakhverdyan, associate...
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