UChicago’s Guild of Carillonists uphold the legacy of the world’s “de facto biggest instrument,” playing songs spanning from Errol Garner to Chappell Roan.
The ukulele is an accessible instrument that almost anyone can learn to play. It’s an enjoyable way to enter the world of music-making, with all its benefits.
Many people turn to music as a form of medicine, a healing companion for whatever they may be facing in life. Whether it ...
Marking 25 years since their formation, Dances, Songs & Hymns for Friendship was informed by the composer’s observations of the four musicians both in and out of rehearsal ...
Monster’s Paradise,” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, attempts an operatic response to current events and politics. Is ...
Valentine’s Day was only a week gone when the BBC Philharmonic gave us a programme on the theme of love. And the most haunting memory of it all was the gentle, song-inspired and highly original Viola ...
Berlin-based Chin’s intricate music is performed with panache in this disc of three of her orchestral works ...
The composer’s powerfully hypnotic score to Mona Fastvold’s ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ immerses you in the utopian sect’s ...
Leo Vezina is transfixed, eyes closed, gently strumming on a semi-high-end Fender guitar at the downtown Steve’s Music Store. Though he has played with bands around town, his métier the last three ...
“It’s mesmeric, thundering, luringly ethereal, and that’s even before we pick up the pace” ...
For over 35 years, Converge has remained a staple in the hardcore punk and metal scenes. Exploding out of the haunted streets of Salem, Massachusetts, the band combines the aggression of hardcore with ...
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme is a fast-paced sports comedy drama and a full-blown sensory experience. Music certainly plays a ...