Music
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Grant Park Music Festival sets summer lineupJan 07, 2025 11:07 am - The Grant Park Music Festival on Tuesday announced its 2025 season, the first under new artistic director and principal conductor Giancarlo Guerrero. The free concerts June 11 through Aug. 16 include classics as well as new works.
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Concerts Jan. 10-16: Rico!, Mud Morganfield, Jim Peterik and moreJan 07, 2025 10:23 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Terrapin Flyer, the Women’s Jazz Festival, Rico!, Mud Morganfield, Jim Peterik and more.
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Elgin church celebrates music heritage in hymn festival Jan. 19Jan 07, 2025 12:13 am - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin is hosting the first of three 2025 Hymn Festivals on Jan. 19, tracing church music from the Reformation to the present.
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Mark Dvorak brings ‘The American Folk Song’ to Wood Dale Public Library Jan. 16Jan 07, 2025 12:00 am - Folk musician Mark Dvorak will perform at the Wood Dale Public Library on Jan. 16, playing guitar, banjo, and more while telling stories through song.
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French horns take center stage at Chamber Music on the Fox concertsJan 06, 2025 11:14 pm - Chamber Music on the Fox spotlights the French horn in its first concert of the year, featuring works by Beethoven and Brahms performed by horns, strings, and piano.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra showcases principal cellist in Saint-Saëns concertoJan 06, 2025 5:01 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, led by Chad Goodman, will perform Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring principal cellist Matthew Agnew, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, and Missy Mazzoli’s “These Worlds in Us.
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In Grammy spotlight, Khruangbin wants to ‘let the music speak for itself’
Jan 06, 2025 4:13 pm - If you think your Spotify playlist is getting a little too long, consider the one shared by the members of Grammy-nominated Khruangbin. It’s got 51 hours of songs.
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Things to do Jan. 10-16: Courtney Reed Live, PBR bull riding, Vernon Hills Winter Fest and moreJan 06, 2025 4:13 pm - Mark your calendar for Courtney Reed Live with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, PBR: Unleash the Beast bull riding, the Chicago RV Show, Winter Fest in Vernon Hills and more happening this week.
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What to stream: ‘The Traitors’ returns, Noah Wyle back in scrubs, Lori Loughlin police drama