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Hannah Edgar

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  • Music Critic and Freelance Reporter, Freelance
Chicago
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I’m a Chicago-based culture writer and editor. My primary beats are classical music and jazz, which I cover for the Chicago Tribune, WBEZ, and the Chicago Reader. I also produce radio for WBEZ, write liner notes and bios, and contribute to art industry publications (ARTnews, The Art Newspaper). I hold a degree in archival science and am especially passionate about long-runway, research-intensive features on historical subjects.

Previously, I served as Assistant Digital Editor at Chicago magazin…

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Review: At the CSO, guest conductor Klaus Mäkelä shines with Mahler

Review: At the CSO, guest conductor Klaus Mäkelä shines with Mahler

The CSO’s Mahler can be many mighty things, but “transparent” is scarcely one of them. To witness a trust fal…

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Mars Williams' sax was everywhere. Then came cancer.

Mars Williams' sax was everywhere. Then came cancer.

For this beloved saxophonist—a member of the Psychedelic Furs and regular on the city’s teeming experimental …

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Extraordinary ability, extraordinary burden

Extraordinary ability, extraordinary burden

How artists living in the U.S. on O-1B visas are navigating a system stacked against them. For the Chicago Re…

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Indie extraordinaire Andrew Bird finds new melodic direction in jazz standards

Indie extraordinaire Andrew Bird finds new melodic direction in jazz standards

The violin-slinging singer-songwriter walks WBEZ through the creation of four standouts on Sunday Morning Put…

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Tell Him Your Story, and He'll Photograph Your Wedding. For Free.

Tell Him Your Story, and He'll Photograph Your Wedding. For Free.

Q. and A. Vincent Po, an engineer turned itinerant photographer, has been shooting weddings in exchange for r…

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The art of war

The art of war

When he met Tereska Adwentowska in 1948, David "Chim" Seymour was photographing ghosts. Born Dawid Szymin in …

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Coming to a Blood Donation Center Near You: the Chicago Symphony

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By Hannah Edgar Verified
| The Sacramento Bee Verified
EDITORS NOTE: ART ADV: With photos. (Reporter’s Notebook) BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. -- Like you, I want to do the right thing. Really. My blood type is O-positive -- one of the most coveted in blood donation, as it’s not only the most common blood type but also the most commonly transfused in emergencies. Despite that, as an otherwise hale 30-year-old, I can count the times I’ve donated blood on one hand.
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Coming to a Blood Donation Center Near You: the Chicago Symphony

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By Hannah Edgar Verified
| Breaking One
(Reporter's Notebook) BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. -- Like you, I want to do the right thing. Really. My blood type is O-positive -- one of the most coveted in blood donation, as it's not only the most common blood type but also the most commonly transfused in emergencies. Despite that, as an otherwise hale 30-year-old, I can count the times I've donated blood on one hand. One finger, actually: In April 2020, in the thick of pandemic helplessness, I felt numb enough to take the leap.
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Coming to a Blood Donation Center Near You: the Chicago Symphony

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| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Like you, I want to do the right thing. Really. My blood type is O-positive — one of the most coveted in blood donation, as it’s not only the most common blood type but also the most commonly transfused in emergencies. Despite that, as an otherwise hale 30-year-old, I can count the times I’ve donated blood on one hand.
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