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Before strike, it's 'singing in the rain' at Millennium Park for CSO
Undeterred by drenching rains, a crowd of several thousand began milling around the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park hours before the start of the free Chicago Symphony Orchestraconcert Friday evening. Nobody knew at the time, of course, that...
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Emanuel sworn in as mayor: 'Let us share the necessary sacrifices'
Rahm Emanuel took the oath of office as Chicago's 46th mayor.
The city's new mayor then laid out the challenges ahead: Improving schools, ending gun violence and downsizing a city government taxpayers can no longer afford. And he asked Chicagoans, the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Health and Safety at School, Richard M. Daley, Christianity, Baptist
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In inauguration, Emanuel steers away from Daley and sets own course
Rahm Emanuel took control of City Hall on Monday, calling for change and challenging Chicagoans to share in the work — and the pain — that lies ahead.
On a crisp morning in picturesque Millennium Park, a landmark achievement of Richard M....Tags: Barack Obama, Richard M. Daley, National Government, Timothy Geithner, Justice System
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October 11: Midday Fix - Chicago Children's Choir
WGN NewsChicago Children's Choir Fall Benefit Dinner and Celebration supporting Chicago Children's Choir Red Jacket Optional Friday, October 15 6:30 p.m. The Standard Club 320 South Plymouth Court Chicago www.ccchoir.org In 1956 during the Civil Rights...Tags: Plymouth, WGN, Hyde Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Music
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November 11 - Live Performance from Chicago Children's Choir
WGN NewsChicago Children's Choir Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington Street Chicago (312) 849-8300 www.ccchoir.org Songs of the Season Sunday, December 13 3:00 p.m. Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E. Randolph Drive Chicago Tickets: www....Tags: WGN, Children
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'LOTR' symphony sets Elvish to music
Special to the TribuneThe members of the World Festival Symphony Orchestra are accustomed to performing on strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. It's just the specific forms of these instruments that might feel a little foreign to the musicians as they rehearse this week:...Tags: Arts and Culture, Concerts, Martin Scorsese, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Jonathan Demme
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CSO hopes movies lure fans to Orchestra Hall
Special to the TribuneOne week after "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" sweeps into town like Gandalf lighting the way for the denizens of Minas Tirith, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will launch its first series dedicated to film music: Friday Night at the Movies. Each of...Tags: Arts and Culture, The Godfather (movie), Charlie Chaplin, Movies, Entertainment
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Part 11: In memoriam
Special to the TribuneDick Cunningham loved music. He memorized lyrics and knew who played what instrument on which album. He loved show tunes, Sinatra, Elvis Costello. His favorite was Bob Dylan. On record or in concert, he'd say, it always seemed like Dylan was singing...Tags: Family, Prisons, Illinois Supreme Court, Children, Murder
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Youth Symphony shows off talent in finale
Special to the TribuneThe final concert of a Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra season is a time for many of its apprentice musicians to strut what they've learned in a few short years. A working knowledge of some of orchestral repertory's greatest hits is expected, as is a firm...Tags: Arts and Culture, Carnegie Hall, Emily Dickinson, Children, Music Industry
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Music review, Music of the Baroque at St. Michael's Church
Special to the Tribune"The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to St. Matthew" is Bach's blueprint for a towering cathedral in sound. Music of the Baroque, with two choruses, soloists and orchestra, is one of the few ensembles with the size and resources to build it...Tags: Near North Side, Death
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Classical review, Ned Rorem song cycle, 'Aftermath' and 'The Romeo and Juliet Project' at Ravinia
Tribune music criticRavinia, which prides itself on being one of America's few full-service music festivals, met its mandate in high style over the weekend. Along with the world premiere of Ned Rorem's latest song cycle, "Aftermath" a Ravinia commission that launched the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Theater, Muriel Rukeyser, Jorge Luis Borges, James Galway
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Classical review, Grant Park Symphony 'In Memoriam' concert
Special to the TribuneAt their inspired best, religion and music help us cope with the inevitable and the unknown, healing us after loss while pointing to the mercy and wisdom of a higher being. So, it came as no surprise that the three works in Grant Park Orchestra's...Tags: Arts and Culture, Grant Park, Leonard Bernstein, Ernest Bloch, Judaism
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