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'Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces 2015-16 Season, New Composers-In-Residence

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra recently announced its 125th Anniversary Season, during which the CSO will take a fresh look at some of the works the Orchestra has premiered over the past 125 years. The CSO also announced a renewed focus on the Austro-German orchestral repertoire, from Handel to Mahler, in 2015-16.
By Louise Burton

  • 'Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' Travels to Nashville Symphony and Chorus

    For a more youthful readership, perhaps, the Nashville Symphony and Chorus is getting nostalgic — reliving the exciting adventures in "The Legend of Zelda," one of the classic video games live at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Nashville Symphony and members from the Nashville Symphony Chorus bring a new, multimedia experience to a classic music center. New videos and original favorites will be projected in HD on giant screens as the Symphony performs the music live. This, however, may not be the freshest idea — many symphonies and choruses around the globe perform live to projections of classic movies and other forms of multimedia.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • 'EXCLUSIVE: Gerard McBurney on “A Pierre Dream,” the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Multimedia Portrait of Pierre Boulez

    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the life and work of Pierre Boulez, the esteemed composer and conductor, with a brand-new Beyond the Score production of “A Pierre Dream: A Portrait of Pierre Boulez,” on November 14 and 16 at Symphony Center.
    By Louise Burton
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