Sarah Bryan Miller

A lot of work goes into making a wig. "It's all based upon having accurate measurements of an artist's head," says Lyric Opera of Chicago wig and makeup master Stan...

Opera Now and Then at Grant Park Music Festival: This weekend's Grant Park concerts offered a rather odd collection of music under the slightly misleading heading of "Opera Now and...

Sarah Chang at Symphony Center: At 16, violinist Sarah Chang certainly qualifies as a prodigy. In her Sunday afternoon recital at Orchestra Hall, she displayed dazzling technical skills, but she...

David Schrader: The organist is frequently an invisible presence in concerts; at the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra's weekend performances of Samuel Barber's Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 36,...

William Ferris Chorale: With a title such as "The Glory That Was Rome," one might have expected Friday night's concert by the William Ferris Chorale to feature something grander than...

James Galway: Flutist James Galway's appeal is obvious. His performances combine great charm with tremendous technical proficiency. While he could probably get away with a program of lightweight but showy...

Chicago has a New Year's Eve tradition of hosting some of the best artists in the entertainment business. Tuesday night's lineup was no exception: New Edition: The two-hour reunion concert...

Chicago String Quartet: The Chicago String Quartet's first concert of its 1996-97 season was the inaugural performance for its new cellist, Christopher Costanza. If not yet entirely instinctive with his...