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6 Osvaldo Golijov: Jewish Influences in My Music 2:00pm - 3:30pm Osvaldo Golijov: Jewish Influences in My Music Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Sunday, April 6 at 2 pm Tickets: $20 \| $15 for Spertus members \| $10 for students Advanced tickets highly recommended. Call 312.322.1773 “one of the few composers today whose works are profoundly shifting the geography of the classical music world” — The New York Times Osvaldo Golijov is a Grammy award-winning composer of classical music, known for his brilliant integration of musical traditions from around the world. Guest host Henry Fogel leads an engaging conversation with Golijov about the development of his work and the ways Jewish influences and experiences have impacted his music. The program will include a live performance of Golijov's Lullaby and Doina by musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Osvaldo Golijov grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in Argentina, surrounded by classical, Jewish liturgical, and klezmer music, as well as Astor Piazzolla's tango. After studying at the local conservatory, he moved to Israel and immersed himself in Jerusalem’s colliding musical traditions. He earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied with George Crumb and was a fellow at Tanglewood. In the 1990s, Golijov began work with the St. Lawrence and Kronos quartets, the first to project his category-defying style. His recordings with them include Yiddishbbuk with the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, Caravan, and Nuevo with Kronos. Golijov also collaborates with other artists, including Romanian Gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks, the Mexican Rock group Café Tacuba, tablas virtuoso Zakir Hussain, and legendary Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla. A MacArthur Fellow, Golijov has been composer-in-residence at prestigious festivals including the 2007 Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. He is co-composer-in-residence, together with Marc-Anthony Turnage, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, through June of 2008. Other recent projects include Azul, a cello concerto for Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony, and the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's film Youth Without Youth. Bang on a Can All-Stars with Special Guest Glenn Kotche 7:30pm - 9:30pm Sunday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall The New York Times calls the Bang on a Can All-Stars "a fiercely aggressive group, combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble." Newsday praises the group for "present[ing] new music the way it should be presented - with passion, precision, dynamism, stylistic authority, and a welcoming informality." This ensemble is dedicated to commissioning, performing, creating, presenting, and recording contemporary music. With an ear for the new, the unknown, and the unconventional, Bang on a Can has been exposing innovative music as broadly and accessibly as possible to new audiences worldwide for two decades. Joining the group is the brilliant percussionist Glenn Kotche, whose "other" job is playing drums for the critically acclaimed rock band Wilco.	7 Mack Attack! A Celebration of the Music of Steven Mackey and John Mackey 7:30pm - 9:30pm N.U. Contemporary Music Ensemble Ryan T. Nelson, conductor Matthew Coley, percussion Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Known for combining elements of pop, rock, jazz, and classical music, the brilliant contemporary American composers Steven Mackey and John Mackey are featured in a program celebrating their kaleidoscopic palette of sonic colors and compositional wizardry. This high-energy, entertaining program also features Matthew Coley playing traditional percussion instruments as well as an arsenal of toys and kitchen gadgets. Steven Mackey, Micro-Concerto for Percussion and Five Instruments John Mackey, Breakdown Tango Steven Mackey, Physical Property John Mackey, Juba	8 Lura 7:30pm - 9:30pm Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall She has been called "a young, African Portuguese, Lisboan Parisian Gladys Knight." Born in Lisbon to Cape Verdean parents, Lura has created an exhilarating new style that blends French Afro-pop, traditional African music, Cape Verdean song styles, jazz, and Brazilian rhythms. Her music, powerful voice, and scintillating dancing prompted theTimes of London to call her "the most dynamic performer in world music right now." Joining Lura is her exciting instrumental ensemble.	9	10 The Juliet Letters: Music by Elvis Costello, Paul Cassidy, and the Brodsky Quartet 7:30pm - 9:30pm Featuring Devin DeSantis and the Mercutio String Quartet Ryan T. Nelson, conductor Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. Lutkin Hall The 1993 collaboration between pop star Elvis Costello and England's renowned Brodsky String Quartet was inspired by reports of a Verona professor who was answering letters he found addressed to Juliet Capulet. The result was a critically acclaimed series of 20 dramatic ballads, influenced by the songs of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, in which male and female characters of varying ages and degrees of sanity tell stories of love, betrayal, and death. Don't miss this little-known theatrical, musical gem.	11 In Praise of the Hammond B-3 Organ 2:20pm - 2:20pm With the Who's Your Daddy? Trio featuring Dan Trudell, Chris "Hambone" Cameron And Friends, and the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church Gospel Choir Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Unveiled in 1935 by Chicago's Hammond Organ Company, the Hammond B-3 Organ, with its distinctive whirling "tone cabinet" sound, was intended as a less expensive option to church pipe organs. But it quickly found a happy home in many other venues and musical styles. This concert celebrates the B-3's unique sound and flair in all its jazz, blues, soul, pop, gospel, and Stax Records musical glory.	12 Paquito D'Rivera Trio with special guest Howard Levy 7:30pm - 9:30pm Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Eight-time Grammy-winning classical and jazz clarinet and saxophone virtuoso Paquito D'Rivera is one of today's most gifted and versatile musicians. His many honors include the National Medal for the Arts, a 2005 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, and a 2007 Living Jazz Legend Award. Also a gifted composer, he won a 2004 Grammy for his Merengue as performed by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In addition to his success in the Latin and jazz arenas, he regularly performs as a soloist with orchestras throughout the world. He is joined by his fellow trio members, pianist Alex Brown and cellist Dana Leong, as well as another longtime collaborator, harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy. The Paquito D'Rivera Trio with special guest Howard Levy is generously supported in part by the Evelyn Dunbar Visiting Artist Fund.

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