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Concerts, plays, outdoor fun for families, board games and more are included in this week's Arts & Entertainment roundup.
Since moving to Chicago 25 years ago, Rockford-born bassist Matt Ulery has put out 15 albums of originals. His next is ...
For lovers of British folk from the 1970s on, Peter Knight is a potent force – renowned for his years with Steeleye Span, in ...
Featured in the last cycle of concerts are tubist Jim Self, as well as several performances that ackowledge university professor Chalon Ragsdale, who will retire at the end of the semester after a ...
The group of six YSM percussionists, led by renowned marimba player Robert Van Sice, explores new sounds, timbres and ...
In the midst of balancing textbooks for his philosophy classes and the steep responsibilities of being chair of the ...
Share the gift of music with young students in western Mass. by donating your instrument through the Community Music School of Springfield, May 3-14.
Fender announced today that they’re releasing a new update on their popular Player II guitar line called the Player II Modified. This new guitars take some of the immensely popular Player II models ...
The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
The lowest brass instrument, the tuba, is a powerful voice to tell the story of a soldier from Kansas City going to war—his hopes, his memories of music back home, and experience on the battlefield.
The AHS Music Hall of Fame has announced its three newest members for 2025: Patricia Nelson Meisel (1955), Barry Rush (1960) and Brian Christianson (1997). The three inductees will be honored at a ...
The Jax State music department hosted Brass-a-palooza in Mason Hall on Wednesday, showcasing performances by several brass ...