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This week: Some great graduation speeches and words of advice from the pros, awesome people hanging out together, how do we label the "classical" music being composed today?, the first location specific album, recommended listening list, CYSO gets a Chicago Tribune review, and more! Read More »

This week: Sotheby's shopping list, musical guilty pleasures, a Jonny Greenwood premiere, and some bootleg footage from the Symphony Orchestra concert this past weekend . . .and much, much more. Read More »

CYSO's A/V Fridays - your central source for informative and entertaining (in other words, totally awesome) audio and visual web content to kick off your weekend right. Read More »

How does it feel to learn one of the most difficult pieces in the orchestral repertoire before you graduate from high school? Read More »

The Joffrey Ballet's recreation of the 1913 Nijinsky choreography of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps. Read More »

Ever wonder what it's like to be an artist at Lollapalooza? Check out the experiences of CYSO students during their weekend as artists performing with Dan Zanes & Friends. Read More »

In the Midwest with the long gray winter it’s impossible to continue outdoor concerts, so we move inside. That’s fine. I mean, there is something to be said for sitting in a proper hall, being able to hear all the notes, and not be distracted by having to pass the potato chips once again. What I’m wondering is: how can we retain that “this is fun!” feeling that outdoor concerts have once we move back inside? Am I the only one that occasionally gets that “now we’re being serious, kids, school is in session” vibe during the proper concert season? Read more after the jump...
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CYSO alumnae, Laurie Anderson, appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman” last night. Anderson’s newest album, “Homeland,” was released on June 22^nd via the fabulously diverse label, Nonesuch Records.Read more and watch a clip after the jump...
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You know that moment when you are performing, or listening to, a piece of music and you get the feeling that your body has somehow defied gravity? Have you ever wondered why that happens? Do you think you could analyze it and create a formula? Furthermore, would you want to? Read more after the jump...
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