Sons of Serendip who won the hearts of fans and judges alike as finalists on America’s Got Talent (Season 9) with their ethereal and emotionally stirring interpretations of pop music, arranged with a ...

There’s classical music, and then there’s pop music. Two different styles with two different fan bases … but don’t tell that to Violectric. The instrumental group is mixing the two genres and bringing ...

Robert Raths, owner of Erased Tapes, wants to make it clear that he doesn’t completely balk at the phrase “indie classical,” a one-dimensional term that has come to define practically any artist who ...

After facing an impasse with its landlord, a nonprofit is now building what it says will be the first venue on Chicago’s North Side devoted to classical music. Access Contemporary Music broke ground ...

They may not be performing any high-energy dance numbers or setting the red carpet ablaze, but the newly announced nominees of good ol’ Field 11 — i.e., the classical category — will be celebrated ...

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Seth Boustead is a composer, pianist, and arts manager. Raised by a single mother in Missouri and Arizona, Boustead studied composition at the University of Missouri, then moved to Chicago in 1995. In ...

American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by collaborating with rap, house and pop stars, and creating her own genre of music, ...

A critic unpacks the month-long program featuring 430 artists and presenting more than 70 pieces of music for the very first time, most by Illinois composers. Like a blue moon, a festival with a ...