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Forget the calendar. Summer runs from June 6 through Sept. 15 at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, with more than 120 events, including more than 80 festival debuts.

Top musical talent sings at Siddons show

Thirteen of Chicago’s finest musical theater professionals will sing some of their favorite songs under the direction of Dominic Missimi and music direction of Doug Peck. Sounds like a must-see show.

Anne Frank-inspired concert at Ravinia

Anne Frank died at the age of 15 in a Nazi concentration camp, but her diary, left behind when she and her family were arrested in Amsterdam by German police, has made her name a household word.

Living in harmony suits Ars Viva couples

“Did music bring them together? Does music keep them together? We do sometimes marry the people we meet at work, so it’s no surprise that musicians marry musicians.

Chamber music fest warms up winter at NU

If it’s January, it must be time for the Winter Chamber Music Festival at Northwestern University. This is the 17th year chamber music fans will gather in the 989-seat Pick-Staiger Concert Hall alongside Lake Michigan, heedless of the wind and weather, to enjoy performances by local, national and even internationally acclaimed chamber musicians.

Norwegian group never stops singing

It’s not often that a singing society stands the test of time for nearly 150 years. But the all-male Normennenes Singing Society of Chicago — a chorus where most of the singers have roots in Norway — has done just that.

New look, new sound for Matisyahu

The past year has been a time of significant developments for the recording artist Matisyahu.

Born Matthew Paul Miller, he first made a name for himself by combining his Hasidic faith (a branch of Orthodox Judaism) with a potent blend of stripped-down reggae, beatboxing and …

Early music concert celebrates local master

David Schrader is the master of keyboards.

That’s right, he’s an expert on several of them, including the organ, the harpsichord, the Forte Piano and, of course, the modern piano.

Schrader’s specialty is Early and Baroque music, and he’s been soloist on organ and harpsichord …

Straight No Chaser: Not your father’s a cappella

The a cappella group Straight No Chaser may be one of the only artistic ensembles that can be truly labeled an “overnight success.” The singing troupe of 10 males became a sensation when, in 2007, an ensemble member posted a video on YouTube.

On the run with the Music Theatre Company

Whether it’s people, places or predicaments, everyone is running away from something in “Fugitive Songs,”

Five multi-talented performers — Alan Schmuckler, Andrew Mueller, Sophie Grimm, Patrick Martin and Diana Lawrence — will sing and play instruments in the Music Theatre Company’s staging of the Chris …

Orchestras tuning up for busy seasons

Summer is winding down, but things are just warming up for area orchestras. Here is a look at the upcoming classical music season. Chicago Chamber Choir opens its season with “Bewitched: More Music for the Dead of Night,” eerie classical music by Bach, Britten, Verdi …

Ravinia extends classical concert season

Building on the success of the summer’s many classical concerts in Bennett Gordon Hall for $10 each, the Ravinia Festival is presenting eight programs in the 450-seat theater this season for that very attractive price.

Titled “BGH $10 classics,” the series runs October through April …

Knights with stars at Ravinia finale

Ravinia closes it’s summer seaon with a star-studded, three-day program.

The Knights, an orchestra with a fresh approach to the standard repertoire and beyond, will take up residence in the pavilion and bring as guest soloists cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and soprano Dawn …

Hall & Oates bringing ‘rock ’n’ soul’ to Ravinia

Darryl Hall and John Oates, one of the most influential rock duos during the Reagan years, return to Ravinia on Sept. 1. Better known as Hall & Oates, the two men rocked the pop stage with their rock and R&B fusion throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, en route to being named Billboard’s best duo of all time.