Music

I've been covering a lot of music lately, here is a sampling.

James Conlon conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mahler’s “Das Klegende Lied” at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Ill., on Thursday, August 4, 2011. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

Sade performs at The United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, August 5, 2011.(Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

Scotty McCreery, center, performs with the American Idol cast during American Idol Live at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on Saturday, August 6, 2011. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

Dolly Parton performs at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Ill., on Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)