Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Danny Jin warms up on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, before a concert. Jin will be among a small group of players performing Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of ...

Rootsy, loose-limbed Chicago rockers the Orchard can sound elegant one moment and ramshackle the next. In 2019, the five-piece got started as a cover band, practicing in a Batavia barn next to an ...

“Playing in this band, sharing this music, and engaging in community is ... The only place that we’ve played to crowds that big before was Chicago.” ...

Plus, it’s a benefit for the Collaboraction’s youth music program. Songwriter Daniel Knox grew up in Springfield but developed his craft in Chicago, where his dark, keyboard-driven folk songs ...