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To accommodate the piano keyboard, the Western world created 12 intervals as a mathematical compromise.It turns out that in the world of music, there are…
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Naeim Rahmani is unusual in the world of classical guitar. He began formal lessons at age 22, an age most serious players had already been practicing for…
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One of Bloomington-Normal's early feminists, Anna May Christian, was proud to live her life as a single woman at the turn of the 20th century.This episode…
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Illinois Wesleyan University is receiving a $3.5 million gift to become an all Steinway piano music school. University Piano Technician Dave Horine said…
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The Illinois Symphony Orchestra premieres a new piece of music Friday evening at the BCPA in Bloomington.It's called "Gate of Horn," composed by Carl…
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Growing up in Springfield, African-American violinist Clayton Penrose-Whitmore was one of few people of color around him playing classical music.…
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New Yorker magazine music critic Alex Ross credits his parents' love of both classical music and European and American history for the intimate connection…
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The Illinois Symphony Orchestra begins its season Friday evening at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.Ken Lam has begun his second season as…
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One of America's greatest classical music composers is George Gershwin.The Illinois Symphony Orchestra plays an entire Gershwin concert Friday at the BCPA…
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Symphony Orchestras around the nation are struggling to build new audiences as their core subscribers age.One of the finalists for the job of Illinois…