Bill Gowen
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Muti deal shows it's never wise to settleMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If there is a lesson to be learned from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's just-completed music director search, it's to never settle for less than the best. That's how th...
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Italian maestro named CSO's 10th music directorMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Riccardo Muti, 66, one of the world's leading orchestral and opera conductors, has agreed to a five-year contract to become music director of the CSO, starting with the ...
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Fest ends with Gershwin workMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's annual spring "American Icon" festival, part of its multi-year "In Search of Our American Voice" artistic initiative, concludes this weeke...
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Bach takes center stage for festMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Richard Webster, music director of the Bach Week Festival for more than three decades, is taking this year's festival back to its roots: all Bach, all the time. Starting...
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Elgin Symphony salutes American icon GershwinApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether it's "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris" or "Porgy and Bess," George Gershwin was a true American musical genius. Next weekend's "American Icon Festival" ...
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No place like home for Elgin Symphony CEOApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - After several years in central Canada building his career in orchestra management, Dale J. Lonis is "back home" as the new chief executive officer of the Elgin Symphony ...
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Ensemble marks anniversary with suburban concertsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Bella Voce, one of the Midwest's leading a cappella vocal ensembles, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season, continuing with spring concerts this weekend in the...
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'Planets' align as CSO chorus continues 50th anniversary celebrationApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This has been a season of celebration for the Chicago Symphony Chorus, founded by the late Margaret Hillis at the invitation of then-music director Fritz Reiner in 1957....
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'Breaking the Silence' series continues at RaviniaMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Ravinia Festival is best known for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual summer residency, and last week's 2008 season announcement detailed the CSO's 72nd season...
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Famed tenor had Lyric tiesMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The two greatest Italian tenors of the post-World War II period are now gone. Giuseppe di Stefano, regarded as one of the most dynamic opera stars of his generation, die...