Chicago improvisers Tim Daisy and Matt Piet have responded to the challenges of COVID by learning new ways to record alone.
Tag: John Adams
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Chris Hayes says America’s founders would be offended by the modern police state
In his new book A Colony in a Nation, the journalist and MSNBC host compares current-day policing in cities like Chicago to British rule just before the American Revolution.
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1776, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and six more new theater reviews
Two well-loved musicals are among this week’s highlights.
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An amazing idea for an amazing opera about me, Donald Trump
Dear composer John Adams, have I got an idea for you!
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Poor Richard’s sister: Jane Franklin’s Book of Ages
Jill Lepore’s latest biography tells the story of the life of an ordinary 18th-century woman who happened to be Ben Franklin’s sister.
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A new box set gives experimental composer David Tudor his due
A new box set recognizes experimental composer David Tudor’s pioneering work with electronics and indeterminacy.
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It ain’t heavy, it’s the Joffrey
The Joffrey Ballet performs a program titled “American Legends” at the Auditorium.
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The Fourth—a day to reflect, if you can keep it
Memorial Day is what the Fourth should be
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The ascent of the International Contemporary Ensemble
Chicago-born group brings youthful energy and genre-bending sensibilities to classical music
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The Trick She Turns
A Flowering Tree has song, dance, and story, but it’s the orchestra that blooms.
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Around the web: Louis Farrakhan songs, J Dilla’s spins, the Chamber Strings set up shop at Schubas
Louis Farrakhan’s songs, J Dilla’s spins, the Chamber Strings set up shop at Schubas