Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Chicago’s Cedille Records Continues to Promote Excellence in Its 2023 Releases

Chicago’s Cedille Records released lots of enjoyable music in 2023. Like previous years, Cedille releases focus on lesser-known music worthy of greater attention. Unlike previous years, most of the releases […]

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Classical, Features, Music

Feature: Chicago Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Mixes Classical With Heavy Metal

Chicago is well known for having a rich and robust classical music community. One of the best measures of that is the talent that emerges from it. One great example […]

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Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Chicago’s Cedille Records Keeps Putting Out Great Stuff

Cedille Records continues its mission to illuminate excellent Chicago musical voices on both sides of the musical portrait. Its recent releases highlight Chicago performers offering classical music chestnuts and new […]

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Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: The Aznavoorian Duo Perform Gems From Armenia in a Marvelous Concert

The Aznavoorian Duo gave a marvelous performance at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston on Sunday afternoon. The concert was a celebration of their excellent new […]

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Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Cedille Records Continues to Release Excellence, Including a Grammy Award Winner by Jennifer Koh

Chicago’s classical music label Cedille Records has continued to release compelling CDs highlighting our city’s deep musical talent, both performers and composers. Two recent Cedille releases include compositions inspired by […]

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Classical, Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chicago Embraces a Major Talent: Clarice Assad

One of the more recent arrivals to Chicago’s vibrant art music scene is a product of a musical family in Brazil. Clarice Assad had lived in Chicago on and off […]

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Classical, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized

Review: Cedille Records Continues Excellence With New Releases

Update: Since this review was published in September 2020, Pacfica Quartet’s Contemporary Voices CD won  the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Congratulations to Pacifica Quartet and everyone […]

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Classical, Music, Uncategorized

Preview: Third Coast Percussion to Continue Live Broadcasts on Saturday

Sidelined by COVID-19 concert cancellations, Third Coast Percussion took their vibraphones and marimbas into their audience’s living rooms last Friday night with a live broadcast concert over YouTube. They will […]

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Classical, Music

2019 in Review: Classical Music

Yo-Yo Ma greets Chicagoans. Todd Rosenberg Photography.

As the year and the decade are winding down, it is hard to avoid thinking about the time that has passed. In this day and age, when events swirl around […]

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Audio, Front page

Playtime Radio: Talk About Youth Violence, Art Festivals, Classical Music, Pomona Redux

Third Coast Review is collaborating with Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall. We appear on their Sunday afternoon arts radio show once or twice a month. They’re on WCGO, […]

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Classical, Music

Review: Cedille Records’ New Releases Lead up to Annual Soirée

In the lead-up to its annual fundraising Soirée on September 8, this week Cedille Records will be issuing Souvenirs of Spain & Italy, a collection of quartets and quintets performed by […]

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Classical, Music, Uncategorized

Feature: Cedille Records Celebrates 30 Years of Illuminating Chicago’s Art Music Scene

This year marks a milestone for the Chicago classical music community. In 1989 Jim Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, and, in the ensuing 30 years, this independent label has produced nearly […]

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