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Covers:  Covering visual art, dance and classical music, as well as larger issues and trends in the arts.
Chicago-based arts journalist and critic, covering art, classical music and dance.

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Kyle MacMillan’s Biography

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A native of Kansas City, Mo., Kyle MacMillan served as fine arts critic of the Denver Post from 2000 through 2011. Since 2012, he has freelanced in Chicago, writing locally for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ravinia Magazine and Chicago on the Aisle. In addition, he has contributed to such national and international publications and websites as the Wall Street Journal, Art in America, Early Music America, Selvedge Magazine and Classical Voice of North America.

Kyle MacMillan’s Journalist Portfolio

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Music in a time of crisis, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century - CSO Sounds & Stories

Music in a time of crisis, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century - CSO Sounds & Stories

Lisa Bielawa is far from the first composer to respond to a pandemic or epidemic. Some from centuries past ha…

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Chicago museums facing financial woes as major exhibits are sidelined by pandemic

Chicago museums facing financial woes as major exhibits are sidelined by pandemic

American museums are losing at least $33 million a day because of continuing closures related to the COVID-19…

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How Period Musicians View The Pandemic " Early Music America

How Period Musicians View The Pandemic " Early Music America

Musicians have been hit especially hard financially by the coronavirus outbreak because many are freelancers …

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In Florence Price, A Composer Ripe For Rediscovery

In Florence Price, A Composer Ripe For Rediscovery

From the 1930s to her death in 1953, Florence Price’s talent brought her wide notice. Then, being black and a…

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CSO musicians 'string' the praises of their luthiers - CSO Sounds & Stories

CSO musicians 'string' the praises of their luthiers - CSO Sounds & Stories

Centuries-old stringed instruments by masters such as Antonio Stradivari and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini are…

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Students, Faculty Staying Together While Kept Apart

Students, Faculty Staying Together While Kept Apart

The coronavirus pandemic has forced music schools across the nation to move instruction online. They’re makin…

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Review: Klaus Mäkelä’s Ravinia debut delivered sublime moments, signaled commitment

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By Kyle MacMillan Verified
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra had a big night Thursday at the Ravinia Festival as Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, set to take on his full duties in September 2027, made his debut at the outdoor series in Highland Park where the ensemble has summered since 1936. Appearances by CSO music directors at Ravinia are actually quite rare. Georg Solti and Riccardo Muti led the orchestra at other times but never while music director.
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Review: Klaus Mäkelä’s Ravinia debut delivered sublime moments, signaled commitment Original

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| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra had a big night Thursday at the Ravinia Festival as Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, set to take on his full duties in September 2027, made his debut at the outdoor series in Highland Park where the ensemble has summered since 1936. Appearances by CSO music directors at Ravinia are actually quite rare. Georg Solti and Riccardo Muti led the orchestra at other times but never while music director.
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Silver Screen Concert Reflects Starring Roles For Women Composers

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| Classical Voice North America
Composer Laura Karpman is co-curator, with Ravinia Festival chief conductor Marin Alsop, of ‘On the Movies,’ a program the Chicago Symphony will perform July 24. (Wikimedia) PERSPECTIVE — Even just a few decades ago, when Chanda Dancy was attending the University of Southern California Screen Scoring Program, the prospects for aspiring women film composers were grim. “There was just no hope for someone like me,” she said.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked part-time in college as a sports journalist at the Raytown (Mo.) Dispatch-Tribune, a suburban paper in the Kansas City, Mo., area.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Nothing tops William Boot, who stumbles into being a foreign correspondent in Evelyn Waugh's witty masterpiece, "Scoop."

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being an arts journalist means enlightening readers about the joys and wonders of all aspects of the creative and cultural world.

Awards

USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship

2004 - Art journalism

Administered by the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, this prestigious three-week program offered professional development to top arts journalists from across the country.

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