Music
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Lisle teen a 'genius' on piano and a math wiz, tooMar 03, 2016 4:00 am - Getting Holden Mui to talk about how he composes classical music - for which he recently won a national competition - is no easy feat. But then again, describing the cre...
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There's no quit in Mavis Staples, or her voice
Mar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and - blessedly - still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther K...
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Costello, Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty to join Songwriters Hall
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Keith Urban returns to RosemontMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - Now that "American Idol" is soon to end its run, one of its judges, Keith Urban, will get back to the business of touring rather than offering advice to potential record...
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Ravinia schedule: Dylan, Diana, Depp and moreMar 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Movie megastar Johnny Depp's rock band Hollywood Vampires - featuring Alice Cooper and Aerosmith's Joe Perry - joins music legends like Bob Dylan and Diana Ross on Ravin...
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Area schools to take part in Chicagoland ShowcaseMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Nearly 40 middle and high school show choirs from six states will be performing Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, at the 23rd annual Chicagoland Showcase at John Hersey Hi...
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Free ESO Family Concert with The Double Bass Duo March 6 at Gail BordenMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series presents The Double Bass Duo, featuring ESO bassists John Floeter and Tim Shaffer, at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the M...
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ESO principal cellist to be featured in the Brahms concerto March 12-13Mar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - It's short, but oh so sweet and Elgin Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Matthew Agnew plays it so very well. Agnew will be featured in the third movement of the Bra...
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Petra sings 'Travelin' Tunes' Sunday at St. Charles libraryMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Take a musical journey across America and abroad with Chicago's acclaimed vocal/guitar duo Petra van Nuis and husband Andy Brown at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the histor...
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Music notes: Rescheduled Who tour comes to townMar 01, 2016 12:00 pm - The Who renewed The influential British rock band The Who has been celebrating 50 years of music since last year, but the party is just starting to roll around here. "Th...