Out of the Box

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Each week Out of the Box brings you something unexpected, extraordinary, and striking. Driven by the curiosity and imagination of Chris Voss, hear new classical (and classical-ish) releases that start your week with a kick.

Out of the Box: The Chicago Sinfonietta

By • Feb 14, 2020
Conductor and Founder of the Chicago Sinfonietta Paul Freeman (left), and Mei-Ann Chen, current music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta (right)
Courtesy of the Artists

Through its "Project W," one of the most forward-looking classical music organizations in the country plays works by diverse women composers.

Out of the Box: Marsalis's GRAMMY-Winning Violin Music

By • Feb 7, 2020
Image of composer Wynton Marsalis, holding his trumpet, smiling
David Clinch

Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis weaves multiple music traditions together and crafts an entirely unique Violin Concerto and Fiddle Dance Suite for classical violinist Nicola Benedetti. 

Out of the Box: Florence Price Piano Discoveries

By • Jan 29, 2020
Black and White Image of Florence Price
University of Arkansas

In 2009 a treasure trove of music was found in an abandoned house in Chicago. Now, for the first time, we can hear some of these works, thanks to two fantastic new EPs from pianist Lara Downes.

Out of the Box: The John Adams Album

By • Jan 23, 2020
Picture of composer John Adams looking at the camera, holding music manuscripts
Margaretta Mitchell

"Common Tones in Simple Time" is featured on a 'minimalist' album brimming with sublime subtlety, which, like so many things in life, is much more than it first appears. 

Out of the Box: Vaughan Williams' "A Pastoral Symphony"

By • Jan 10, 2020
Image of Jean-Baptiste Corot's 1826 "Bridge at Narni"
Wikimedia Commons

Listen to music that is hewn from trauma, and serves both as a salve for troubled times and a reminder that history is always there to teach us. 

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