Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival

See this posting for NPR's coverage of Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival.

Article on Messiaen's 100th Birthday

Tom Huizenga wrote "Messiaen At 100: A Song For The Solar System," a brief article commemorating the composer's centennial, for NPR.org.

Lists of Recent Recordings

If you are looking for lists of critically acclaimed recordings, here are several:

The Year In Jazz: Best CDs Of 2008 by Gary Walker. (NPR.org)

'World Cafe' Picks 2008's Top 10 CDs by David Dye. (NPR.org)

Holiday Gift Guide: Classical Music by Vivien Schweitzer, James R. Oestreich, Anthony Tommasini and Allan Kozinn. (New York Times)

Holiday Gift Guide: Pop and Jazz by Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica. (New York Times)