Hannah Edgar

A cast of a dorudon discovered in Egypt, of the Paleogene period, is thought to be about 40 million years old. It's on display at the Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.

Lesson No. 1 from ‘Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep’ at the Field Museum? Stay out of the water

May 22, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

A visit to the Field Museum is a timeless exercise in humility. Think you could have outrun Sue the T. rex? Think again. Would you have fared much better in...

Chicago Symphony Chorus director Duain Wolfe at Symphony Center in Chicago on Feb. 22, 2022, before a rehearsal.

Last concert for outgoing Chicago Symphony Chorus director Duain Wolfe will be an ‘Ode’ to his first

February 25, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.

Call it a baptism by fire. The first time Duain Wolfe ever sang with an orchestra, as a 17-year-old tenor chorister, he sang Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Yes, that concert...

Stela of Amenemhat and Yatu, center, and other smaller pieces in the "Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt" gallery at the Art Institute in Chicago on Feb. 14, 2022.

‘Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt’ is a new permanent gallery at Art Institute. The pieces include the oldest thing in the museum and some tell stories you haven’t heard before.

May 22, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

The people who clustered along the Nile River in ancient times didn't call their land Egypt. They called it Kemet — literally, "the black land," so named for the fertile...

From left, Bill Barclay, as Choderlos de Laclos, R.J. Foster, as Joseph Bologne, and David Joseph, as Mozart, during a rehearsal of "The Chevalier."

‘The Chevalier,’ a Music of the Baroque collaboration with CSO, presents the story of 18th century France’s most interesting man

February 16, 2022 at 5:20 a.m.

Composer. Conductor. Abolitionist. Virtuoso violinist. Champion fencer. War hero. The life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — a celebrity in 18th century Paris, the son of a Senegalese woman...

Chicago a cappella performs "Coming Out of the Dark" at St. Josaphat Church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Feb. 11, 2022.

Review: ‘Coming Out of the Dark’ isn’t exactly light, but it’s classic Chicago a cappella — if sometimes roving to a fault

February 13, 2022 at 11:51 a.m.

The two worst places for a person's cellphone to go off, ranked: One, in the hush before a musical performance. Two, church. And both at once? On Friday night, audience...

Composer Philip Glass at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago on May 17, 2002. The opera "Galileo Galilei," with music by Philip Glass, directed by Mary Zimmerman, had its world premiere in the Goodman's Albert Theater.

Philip Glass at 85: He left Chicago more than six decades ago. But Chicago never left him. The CSO is finally playing one of his symphonies.

February 19, 2022 at 1:49 p.m.

Like plenty of 15-year-olds, Philip Glass liked to play hooky on Fridays. Unlike most 15-year-olds, he'd skip class to head to student matinees at the Chicago Symphony, where he'd marvel...

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Lesson No. 1 from ‘Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep’ at the Field Museum? Stay out of the water

Last concert for outgoing Chicago Symphony Chorus director Duain Wolfe will be an ‘Ode’ to his first

‘Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt’ is a new permanent gallery at Art Institute. The pieces include the oldest thing in the museum and some tell stories you haven’t heard before.

‘The Chevalier,’ a Music of the Baroque collaboration with CSO, presents the story of 18th century France’s most interesting man

Review: ‘Coming Out of the Dark’ isn’t exactly light, but it’s classic Chicago a cappella — if sometimes roving to a fault

Philip Glass at 85: He left Chicago more than six decades ago. But Chicago never left him. The CSO is finally playing one of his symphonies.

Conductor Marin Alsop, a possible Muti successor at the CSO, has her Ravinia Festival contract extended through 2025

With orchestras, there are crowds on stage, too — how the CSO, Lyric and others are navigating COVID

What would three star tenor saxophonists sound like on the same record? A local label wondered the same thing.

Grant Park Music Festival unveils 2022 lineup, heavy on the world premieres. Can’t wait for July.