music
Attractive chamber works by Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on new CD
March 16, 2021“Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was an iconic, Afro-British composer and a descendent of freed slaves who fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War."
Read moreVictor Jara’s song returns as an anthem of our time
March 5, 2021What does it mean that Jara’s song returns as an anthem in our time, its call for the right to live in peace laden with meaning across generations?
Read moreAnne Feeney (1951-2021): Wherever there’s a fight, she’ll be there
February 10, 2021Truth telling is tough, but Anne’s music brought that to life and put it on the stage.
Read moreChicago’s HotHouse presents the Havana Jazz Festival, 5 nights of sizzling music
January 14, 2021Their five-night online program features both Chicago legends and Cuban superstars in a two-hour presentation of all new material created for this exclusive event.
Read moreRemembering protest singer Phil Ochs on his 80th birthday
December 18, 2020Ochs was one of our nation’s most profound singer/songwriters in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar, and feminist movements.
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