In honor of Women’s History Month, Clef Notes is reviewing The Only Girl in the Orchestra, winner of Best Documentary Short at this year's Academy Awards. The film paints an intimate portrait of double bassist Orin O’Brien, the first female full-time musician hired by the New York Philharmonic in 1966. Now 87 and recently retired, O'Brien reflects on her life and career and the fulfillment she has found playing “second fiddle.”
This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Tiki Music. That catch-all term we now use that encompasses a wide swath of tropical-inspired styles that includes…
The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra will perform Igor Stravinsky’s modernist masterpiece The Rite of Spring on Saturday, April 12 at the Krannert Center for the…
We share the inspirational story of Chicago native Shannon Voss, introduce you to the art of Kevin Veara, and spend some time at Illinois Hip Hop Camp.
A short month has us pining to get our hands dirty and say goodbye to winter. While it may not be over yet, there are some things we can do to get ready for what is right…