Articles filed under Music
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The B-52s' farewell tour to include Chicago stop Oct. 7Apr 25, 2022 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast. "No one likes to thr...
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Sunday concert series to feature 'When Pop Steals from the Classics' May 1Apr 25, 2022 11:00 pm - What do Celine Dion and Rachmaninoff have in common? What about Elvis and Bach? Or Billy Joel and Beethoven? Classical music has been inspiring pop music for decades th...
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Join Fox Valley Orchestra for 'Remember' concert at Marmion AbbeyApr 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Wrapping up the 2021-22 season, the Fox Valley Orchestra and Chorus is joining forces on Sunday, May 1, to perform the symphonic poem that is Maurice Duruflé's "Requiem....
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Up-close seats for Garth Brooks on sale TuesdayApr 25, 2022 11:30 am - A new block of tickets to see Garth Brooks in South Bend, Indiana, go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Production seats for the Saturday, May 7, concert - the country superst...
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A world-premiere farewell for retiring COD choral director Lee KesselmanApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - The curtain is coming down on music-making for Lee R. Kesselman at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Kesselman is retiring as the college's director of choral activit...
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Halestorm to play Ribfest in WheatonApr 25, 2022 1:00 am - Halestorm is going to be a headliner at Ribfest. The Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band will play on Saturday, June 18, at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in ...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes Mariachi Acero April 30 and May 1Apr 24, 2022 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes Mariachi Acero de Las Vegas for two festive concerts at the Hemmens Cultural Center. Guest conductor Richard Mizell will lead the ...
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Grupo De Danza Folklorica Quetzaly and Mariachi Joya Dorada de U-46 to perform at ESO's 'Mariachi!'Apr 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Concert attendees will experience a celebration of local Mexican heritage when the Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes Grupo De Danza Folklorica Quetzaly and Mariachi Joya...
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Good news: Jane Addams Junior High band director moonlights in Chicago tribute bandApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - Eric Caliendo is living the dream, literally. By day, he directs the seventh and eighth grade bands at Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg, and at night he perf...
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A family tree of Batavia music sprouts during Mendelssohn's ElijahApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - Marilynn Whitney knew she would have to pay full attention to the three-hour-plus operatic presentation of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah to grasp the Biblical prophet's sto...