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Maine South’s Unified Drumline wins Music for All Advocacy in Action Award

By Kimberly Thevenin, Maine Township High School District 207
Jan 24, 2025 9:09 pm - Maine South’s Unified Drumline program brings together band students and special education students to learn drumming fundamentals and perform at school events.
Father-son duo Ryan & Ryan present ‘Going Gershwin’ at ECC Arts Feb. 8

Submitted by ECC Arts Center
Jan 23, 2025 6:28 pm - Father-son piano duo Donald and Barron Ryan will showcase their mastery of classical, jazz and more in a Feb. 8 Elgin Community College concert featuring iconic George Gershwin works.
ESO Presents to host the Chicago Bandura Ensemble in a concert honoring Ukraine

Submitted by Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Jan 23, 2025 5:28 pm - The ESO Presents’ "Melodies of Resilience" concert on Feb. 23 will feature the Chicago Bandura Ensemble playing Ukraine's national instrument to honor the country's culture and perseverance.
‘Your Hit Parade: Global Edition’ concert launches new season of Saturday Night Lights in St. Charles

By Mark Smith, Norris Cultural Arts Center
Jan 23, 2025 4:16 pm - Maureen Christine and the Michael Bazan Quartet will kick off the "Saturday Night Lights" concert series on March 1 at the Baker Community Center, performing a program called "Your Hit Parade: Global Edition" featuring popular hits from around the world.
Questlove film traces 50 years of musical history on ‘Saturday Night Live’

By DAVID BAUDER
Jan 23, 2025 3:49 pm - The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. “Ladies and Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music” airs Monday on NBC.
George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Mike Love and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

By Maria Sherman
Jan 22, 2025 2:46 pm - George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk, rock, R&B, country and beyond.
Warrenville church hosts acclaimed pianist Andrei Liquer for special recital

Submitted by John Ilosvay
Jan 22, 2025 12:19 pm - Pianist Andrei Liquer, the music director at Community Baptist Church, will perform a free recital on Feb. 2, marking the church's 190th anniversary.
Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations

By MARIA SHERMAN
Jan 22, 2025 8:58 am - Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10, followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine.
Best Bets: ‘Sustenance & Land’ exhibit, Lunar New Year, Brooke Shields and more

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 22, 2025 8:46 am - Elmhurst Art Museum’s new exhibit “Sustenance and Land” opens, Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts hosts its sixth Winter Mini Fringe, Brooke Shields discusses her memoir at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre and more.
Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 21, 2025 12:01 pm - Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to rock standards, has died at age 87.

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