On December 26, 1776, the full might of General George Washington’s Continental Army was revealed along the frozen riverbanks of ...

This 1967 Beatles song from Sgt. Pepper was banned at first but went on to redefine rock music and inspire countless ...

America's literary highways may be plenty crowded with middle-aged runaways fleeing lives that increasingly feel like a bad ...

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The second half of Symphony Orchestra’s “Let’s Dance” season brings programmatic music to the forefront. Each concert invites ...

The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been piecing together clues to her identity ever since. Ludwig van Beethoven wasn’t ...

Like the old saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But even the toughest people still need encouragement every now and again. If you’ve encountered setbacks in pursuit of your ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking into a dream. “I had this wild dream about a music festival ...

The legal guardian of one of the Florida teens accused in the horrific slaying of 14-year-old Danika Troy was busted on drug charges within hours of the murder, which saw Troy lured into the woods, ...

A remarkable scientific breakthrough is rewriting what we know about Beethoven. Nearly 200 years after his death, researchers have extracted and analyzed DNA from the composer’s preserved hair, ...