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10:30am
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2:00pm
The Rembrandt Chamber Players sponsors its 13th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition at the Northeastern Illinois University Recital Hall, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL Hear tomorrow's professional classical musicians today when talented ensembles from the Chicagoland area compete for cash prizes, performance opportunities and the chance to become Rembrandt Young Artists. Admission is FREE. Parking is FREE in Lot F. Young people and their families are encouraged to attend.
3:00pm
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5:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky
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Symphony of Psalms
Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a performance of one of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces, the Mass in C Minor. Shrouded in mystery, the work was only half completed when Mozart premiered it in Salzburg with his wife, Constanze, as the soprano soloist. |
8:00pm
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10:00pm
Symphony Center Presents MusicNOW at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Knussen
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Songs without Voices, Op. 26
Oliver Knussen’s music occupies a respected and regularly revisited place in concert programs worldwide. Songs without Voices, one of Knusens’ most frequently performed compositions, is a set of four pieces for small instrumental ensemble that is a poignant remembrance of Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik. Rolf Wallin’s LautLeben for voice and four-channel tape was written for and in collaboration with Norwegian soprano Sidsel Endresen. The piece places Endresen in a soundscape created through computer manipulations of her own vocal improvisations. Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct his own Catch and Release, which was written as a companion piece to Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. |
7:30pm
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9:00pm
Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 7:30 p.m The culmination of a five-year visceral exploration of music, visual art and literature inspired by the essential elements of water, earth, wind and fire, this is the second-to-last concert of the ESSENTIAL ARTS: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS series dramatizing the forces of nature as metaphors for physical, passionate and spiritual energy, generators of renewal and a fundamental force in both the creation and destruction of civilization. This program depicts the very beginning of time with premieres of “Nightmaze” by Sebastian Currier; “Lux Solis Aeterna” by Geoffrey Gordon. "River of Light" by Richard Danielpour and "The River" by Edward K. "Duke" Ellington. The audience is invited to stay for a post-concert reception and discussion with the Fulcrum Point Ensemble featuring complimentary wine from Vin DiVino and refreshments. "Nightmaze" - Sebastian Currier Midwest Premiere "Lux Solis Aeterna" - Geoffrey Gordon World Premiere "River of Light" -- Richard Danielpour "The River" -- Edward K. "Duke" Ellington | 30
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Berio
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Quatre dédicaces
Superstar mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, celebrated for her critically acclaimed recording of Les nuits d’été, joins Pierre Boulez in Berlioz’s exquisite songs of a summer night. Stravinsky’s brilliant and colorful ballet Petrushka, long a Boulez specialty, completes this program of French-Russian classics. |
7:30pm
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9:00pm
The Chicago Sinfonietta presents the second performance of the Chamber Series at the National Museum of Mexican Art. This unique collaboration pairs members of the Sinfonietta with special guest artists in an exploration of the influence of Latin American traditional and folk music on the classical compositions that emerged from the region. Guitar virtuoso Alfonso Ponticelli and his ensemble Swing Gitan will be joined by members of the Chicago Sinfonietta string section, featuring violinist James Sanders. The program will explore the impact of Spanish, flamenco, and gypy guitar traditions on Mexican music and its composers. The concert takes place at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th Street, in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. General admisson tickets are $15, $10 for Sinfonietta subscribers and Museum members. Call 312.236.3681 ext. 2 for tickets and more information. Click here for more information.
8:00pm
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10:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Berio
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Quatre dédicaces
Superstar mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, celebrated for her critically acclaimed recording of Les nuits d’été, joins Pierre Boulez in Berlioz’s exquisite songs of a summer night. Stravinsky’s brilliant and colorful ballet Petrushka, long a Boulez specialty, completes this program of French-Russian classics. | 2
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