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Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon blurs ballet and variety show in Joffrey Ballet's ‘Alice’
The prolific English dancemaker is also the force behind Joffrey’s Chicago-set “Nutcracker.” Joffrey now becomes the first ...
Donald Palumbo named chorus director for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
World-renowned choral director and educator Donald Palumbo has been named chorus director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus ...
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CSO Soars With Superb Works by Gershwin, Bernstein, Dvorak and Price: Review
There was only a single performance of an exhilarating CSO concert this past Saturday evening. It attracted a packed house ...
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Kariné Poghosyan enchants Chicago with a soulful tribute to Khachaturian
Kariné Poghosyan performed an intimate concert at the PianoForte recital space in downtown Chicago. Co-sponsored by the ...
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From oodles of odes to Afro-German philosophy, the Grossman Ensemble delivers
The Grossman Ensemble closed out its 2024–25 season with a concert late last month made up of their usual all-world-premiere ...
New Sarasota Orchestra director reflects on his tenure with Nashville Symphony
What started as a way to make friends playing percussion in Costa Rica, evolved into an award-winning career as an ...
What does a conductor really do? Unveiling the mystique behind the baton
If you go to an orchestra concert, it’s pretty easy to figure out what most of the people onstage are contributing to the overall experience. The violinists and cellists move their bows back and forth ...