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Archive for January, 2012

A New Building for Music-Making at the Old Town School

Photo courtesy of Old Town School of Folk Music

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] On the morning of Tuesday, January 10th civic leaders, community members and local politicians, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Old Town School of Folk Music’s brand new, $17 million, 27,000 square foot East Building. More room for music and dance classes, performances more…

WFMT’s 2011 Artist of the Year: Riccardo Muti

WFMT’s General Manager Steve Robinson and Critic-At-Large Andrew Patner presented the station’s first-ever Artist of the Year award to Riccardo Muti last week in a phone interview.  Listen to excerpts of the interview here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]