The Harlem Renaissance attracted a lot of attention, but the Chicago Black Renaissance, which rippled throughout the 1930s to 1950s, remains mostly forgotten — along with some of the most prominent ...

Image above: A page from a book of music by Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, part of the Burns Library collection. A trio of events hosted by the Boston College Music Department ...

10 musicians and four singers will invite the audience into the Renaissance world of “Oracles, Prophets, and Dreams” when The Newberry Consort performs on March 17 at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston.

During the Renaissance period dancing was one of the most favored past times. On this Continuum you'll hear dance music of the Renaissance by three major composers of the 17th century: Thoinot Arbeau ...

William Fritz’s enthusiasm is infectious. His eyes light up when he talks about, well, everything really, but especially sacred music and his time at the Composition Institute with renowned composer ...

While the sound of Renaissance vocal music can be just the thing for those seeking a calming sound, life was anything but calm for one of its foremost creators, William Byrd. Over the course of his 83 ...

You might think a concert of 16th-century English church music, in Latin — with a few pieces barely tipping into the 17th century — too esoteric to attract much of a crowd. But on international tours ...