Music
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Chicago Symphony director faints during rehearsalFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says music director Riccardo Muti fainted during rehearsal and was hospitalized. Other conductors will lead upcoming performances. Orchest...
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Lyric season to include 'Show Boat'Feb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - For his farewell year as Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, William Mason and his artistic team have come up what looks like a winning lineup announced this week...
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The White Stripes announce they're breaking upFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The White Stripes are done. The groundbreaking rock duo, which helped revive and reshape a stale rock scene with their scorching, guitar-fueled, blues-tinged ...
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Miranda tops ACM noms at 7; Chesney, ZBB take 5Jan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Miranda Lambert proclaimed 2010 the best year of her life. After hauling in seven Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, 2011 isn't looking so b...
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On the cheap: Wildlife on canvasJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Free Laptop Orchestra The Lake Forest Academy's Laptop Orchestra, a collaborative, electronic student music ensemble, presents an original concert teaming up m...
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Temptations still making music after five decadesJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Mention the word “Motown” and it automatically brings back memories of great music: Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and, of...
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Best bets: See the real 'Swan Lake'Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Black/white ‘Swan' With all the award hoopla surrounding star Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” why not take in the original Tchaikovsky ballet that inspired directo...
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5-Oscar winner, composer John Barry, dies at 77Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice" and "Goldfinger" but couldn't persua...
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Black History Family Festival at Gail Borden libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - “African-American Visual and Performing Arts: A Unifying Experience” will be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove ...
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English folk dance at Elgin libraryJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, Jan. 30, English country dancing will be performed and taught to music by Old Fezziwig’s Band at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Fermila...