Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the ... ambassadors of the Piedmont blues at storied venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.

a prestigious program run by Carnegie Hall. Paloma Furst Chavira, 16, a violinist from Park Forest, and Elyse Schlesinger, 18, a horn player from Hoffman Estates, were the only two musicians from ...