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Chicago’s Newest Chamber Orchestra to Present Spring Performance

Chicago, Ill. – The Erato Chamber Orchestra, Chicago’s newest chamber ensemble, will present a Spring performance on Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 pm in the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, located in the Chicago Cultural Center. (78 East Washington St.) The performance is free and open to the public.

 

Music Director, Richard A. Haglund, will lead the orchestra in performing four unique works. Repertoire will include: Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op.26 (Hebrides Overture, Mendelssohn; Chamber Symphony No. 2, Schoenberg; Nocturne for String Orchestra, Paul Yeon Lee; and Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Mendelssohn – featuring guest violinist, Michael Antonelllo.

 

Founded in 2007, by Richard A. Haglund, the Erato Chamber Orchestra is comprised of Chicago’s finest freelance musicians who love to make and share music from all genres.  As the goddess Erato is the Muse of Lyric Poetry, the Erato Chamber Orchestra seeks to lyrically communicate music at the highest possible level.  The orchestra’s style is characterized by virtuosic talent with warmth of sound, transparent textures and an infectious enjoyment of the pleasures of making music.  The artistic goal of the Erato chamber Orchestra is to "devote a major portion of its programs to wonderful literature, both classic and contemporary, that is not ordinarily performed by large symphonies."

 

For more information on the Erato Chamber Orchestra, go online to www.eratochamberorchestra.org.

 

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EVENT AT A GLANCE

Event: Erato Chamber Orchestra

Date & Time: Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 pm

Admission: Free and open to the public

Online: www.eratochamberorchestra.org

Location: 78 East Washington Street, Chicago , IL

     The Erato Chamber Orchestra, Chicago’s newest chamber ensemble, will present a Spring performance on Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 pm in the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, located in the Chicago Cultural Center. (78 East Washington St.) The performance is FREE and open to the public.

     Music Director, Richard A. Haglund, will lead the orchestra in performing four unique works. Repertoire will include: Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op.26 (Hebrides Overture, Mendelssohn; Chamber Symphony No. 2, Schoenberg; Nocturne for String Orchestra, Paul Yeon Lee; and Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Mendelssohn – featuring guest violinist, Michael Antonelllo.

     Founded in 2007, by Richard A. Haglund, the Erato Chamber Orchestra is comprised of Chicago’s finest freelance musicians who love to make and share music from all genres.  As the goddess Erato is the Muse of Lyric Poetry, the Erato Chamber Orchestra seeks to lyrically communicate music at the highest possible level.  The orchestra’s style is characterized by virtuosic talent with warmth of sound, transparent textures and an infectious enjoyment of the pleasures of making music.  The artistic goal of the Erato chamber Orchestra is to "devote a major portion of its programs to wonderful literature, both classic and contemporary, that is not ordinarily performed by large symphonies."

     For more information on the Erato Chamber Orchestra, go online to www.eratochamberorchestra.org

 

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