Music
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Young musicians bond through letters and music in cross-country collaborationApr 08, 2025 1:08 pm - Elgin and San Francisco Bay Area youth orchestras collaborate on April 12 performance in Skokie, strengthening camaraderie through pen pal letters.
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Best Bets: Classical, contemporary music and dance fill local stagesApr 08, 2025 12:36 pm - The New Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky at Glen Ellyn’s MAC, the United States Army’s Jazz Ambassadors perform a free concert at the Raue and the contemporary New York City ensemble Parsons Dance takes over Chicago’s Auditorium.
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Clem Burke, multifaceted drummer of iconic rock group Blondie, has died
Apr 08, 2025 7:32 am - Clem Burke, whose versatile drumming propelled the iconic rock group Blondie during its decades performing everything from new-wave punk to disco-infused tunes, has died....
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Naperville Men’s Glee Club to host spring concert April 12Apr 07, 2025 11:08 pm - The Naperville Men’s Glee Club will host its “Men Sing! Choral Festival” on Saturday, April 12.
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Book Review: ‘John & Paul’ explores complex ties between the two Beatles
Apr 07, 2025 1:09 pm - Ian Leslie's “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” takes a detailed look — 426 pages — at how John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together from their meeting as teenagers until John’s death.
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Music Review: On Bon Iver’s ‘SABLE, fABLE,’ love inspires a chilly, robotic R&B patchwork
Apr 07, 2025 11:51 am - On Bon Iver’s “SABLE, fABLE,” Justin Vernon sings about his fear of change. And then he strives to embrace it.
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What to stream: Jon Hamm in ‘Your Friends & Neighbors, ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Pets’
Apr 07, 2025 6:00 am - Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for its sixth and final season and Viola Davis playing a U.S. president in the action movie “G20” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage returns to Huntley church before Essentially Ellington FestivalApr 06, 2025 11:16 pm - Award-winning student jazz group plays one last Illinois gig on May 4 before heading to high-profile New York jazz competition from May 7-11.
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‘Catch the Twain’ blended music and stories at Helen Plum library April 21Apr 06, 2025 10:42 pm - Helen Plum Library hosts Mark Twain impersonator Warren Brown and musician Mark Dvorak performing "Catch the Twain: The Musical," an entertaining and educational show on April 21.
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American Wind Band presents ‘Adventure Awaits’ concert April 13Apr 03, 2025 11:45 pm - American Wind Band hosts "Adventure Awaits" spring concert on April 13, awarding scholarships to four young musicians.