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A major central Illinois cultural institution is losing its music director. Ken Lam has left his conducting post with the Symphony of Illinois.
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The early music group Schola Antiqua makes its Twin City debut March 19 with a special Women’s History Month program. Not just any women, though: “Music in Secret: Sounds from the Early Modern Convent” is dedicated to music written almost exclusively by nuns.
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The Illinois Symphony returns to the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 28 with its latest concert, “Incredibly Italian.” The program features works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Schumann, three composers who weren’t exactly Italian but drew inspiration from the bel paese.
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DatebookMIOpera had great success earlier this year with a live production of the "The Barber of Seville," a classic comic opera. Now, the company that brings a sometimes hard-to-find artform to Bloomington-Normal is putting on Guiseppe Verdi's "La Traviata," a very different work.
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It's not clear whether a series of socially distanced concerts in Bloomington-Normal lifts the spirits of the musicians or the audience more.Sharon Chung…
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As the economic effects of the coronavirus ripple around the globe, the arts have been hit especially hard. The creative class is vulnerable to financial…
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For college students studying music, end-of-year recitals and concerts are not only celebatory milestones but also mandatory requirements to earn their…
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Many people might think of classical music as a genre largely filled with works popular with audiences hundreds of years ago, or difficult-to-access…
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The Illinois Symphony Orchestra brings the audience music of a living composer Saturday in Bloomington. Charlie Schlenker talked with Music Director Ken…
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Some instrumental film scores can instantly invoke a feeling in the listener, regardless whether they are watching the movie or doing something else. The…