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Chicago Master Singers, under the direction of Alan Heatherington, presents a concert of music of America and France Includes Vierne: Grand Mass and Lauridsen: Ave Maria and O Magnum Mysterium as well as music of Pierre Villette and Randall Thompson Friday April 18th at 7:30 pm
Divine Word Chapel
For tickets, call 877-825-5267 www.chicagomastersingers.org This concert repeats on Sunday April 20th at 7pm
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The nine voices of Chicago a cappella presents a colorful explosion of the finest a cappella choral music to come from Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Discover hot new sounds filled with rhythmic vitality and harmonic beauty from brilliant Latino composers, sung with the “beautifully blended sound and sheer exuberance” (Chicago Tribune) that Chicago a cappella always delivers.
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The nine voices of Chicago a cappella presents a colorful explosion of the finest a cappella choral music to come from Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Discover hot new sounds filled with rhythmic vitality and harmonic beauty from brilliant Latino composers, sung with the “beautifully blended sound and sheer exuberance” (Chicago Tribune) that Chicago a cappella always delivers.
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Final concert of the Avalon String Quartet's 2007-08 series in Buntrock Hall, Symphony Center, Sunday 4/20 at 3:00pm program- Ethan Wickman: "Namaste" for string quartet **World Premiere Beethoven: String Quartet op. 135 in F Major Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, with Paul Katz, cello General admission $28, students $10; call Symphony Center box office: 312-294-3000 **Ten complimentary tickets available for ccm.org readers, on first-come basis. Please email antolirob@yahoo.com. Details of Avalon's 2008-09 Buntrock Hall series will be released at the concert. Presented by Northern Illinois University: www.niu.edu/music
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Chicago Master Singers, under the direction of Alan Heatherington, presents a concert of music of America and France Includes Vierne: Grand Mass and Lauridsen: Ave Maria and O Magnum Mysterium as well as music of Pierre Villette and Randall Thompson Sunday April 20th at 7:00 pm
Divine Word Chapel
For tickets, call 877-825-5267 www.chicagomastersingers.org
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The Chicago Sinfonietta presents the final concert 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. Chicago's premiere Mexican folk Ensemble Sones de México will be joined by members of the Sinfonietta, featuring piaist Donald Neale. The program will explore the crossroads of folk and classical traditions. The concert takes place at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th Street, in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Call 312.236.3681 ext. 2 for tickets and information or click here. | ||
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Believing in Your Dreams: Part 1 Midwest Young Artists’ (MYA) Symphony Orchestra celebrates the end of their 07-08 concert season with a collaborative performance of Verdi’s Requiem at Chicago’s Civic Opera House on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM. The concert features both MYA’s Chorale and Symphony Orchestra with Northwestern University Choruses and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Concert Choir. MYA welcomes guest artists Nancy Pifer, soprano; Amanda Tarver, mezzo-soprano; Noah Stewart, tenor; and Charles Robert Austin, bass, as soloists for this grand work. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at www.mya.org or by calling 847-926-9898.
With a vision to create an exceptional environment for young musicians, Midwest Young Artists (878 Lyster Road, Highwood, 847-926-9898) was founded in 1993. Currently reaching over 600 students from 74 cities in the metropolitan Chicago area, with students ranging in age from 2nd through 12th grades, MYA strives to provide the highest quality music experience for young musicians nationwide. MYA expects the best out of its students and provides a supportive and nurturing environment. It is a place where students are able to grow with their peers in a competitive, yet friendly atmosphere. MYA has 5 youth orchestras, more than 60 chamber music ensembles, 3 choral groups, an all-inclusive jazz program, and classes in music theory and history. Students have the opportunity to travel abroad and to perform in major venues throughout Chicago and around the world. Leading the nation in chamber music instruction, MYA's program is the most decorated and award winning chamber music program in the United MYA graduates are accepted at the most selective conservatories, universities and colleges in the country.
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Principal bassoon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra since 2004, Christopher Millard also played with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra for 29 years. He has appeared at festivals throughout Canada as well as with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Marlboro Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, and World Orchestra for Peace. His numerous recordings on the Summit and CBC labels include a 2004 Juno Award winner featuring the Hetu Bassoon Concerto. Millard’s program features sonatas by William Hurlstone, and Lubos Sluka and music by Villa-Lobos, Mozart, Miroshnikov, and Doppler. Tickets are $9 general admission, $7 for seniors and Northwestern University faculty and staff, and $5 for students.
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Sylvia Wang has performed as a solo and collaborative artist throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Far East. Her recordings include Debussy on Cadenza Classics, chamber music on Newport Classics and Boston Records, and contemporary American music on North-eastern and CRI. Anhonorary associate at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Wang made her London Purcell Room debut as an Avanti Award winner and was a winner or finalist in such competitions as London’s Royal Overseas League Festival, the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition, and the J. S. Bach International Piano Competition. In a program with the theme “Variations on Variations,” Wang will perform works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Yehudi Wyner, Franz Schubert, and Robert Schumann. Tickets are $9 general admission, $7 for seniors and Northwestern University faculty and staff, and $5 for students. | ||
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Joinedby fellow School of Music faculty member Alan Chow and guest artist Daniel Perantoni, professor of tuba at Indiana University, Williams will perform works for horn, tuba, and piano by Wilder, Stevens, and Plog. Tickets are $9 general admission, $7 for seniors and Northwestern University faculty and staff, and $5 for students.
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This concert will feature Brandenburg Concert No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 with Anita Rieder and Alyce Johnson, flutes and Mathias Tacke, violin; Cantata: Ich habe genung, BWV 82 with Douglas Anderson, bass and Judith Kulb, oboe; Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 with Richard Webster, organ; and Suite No. 4 in D for Orchestra, BWV 1069 with the Bach Week Festival Orchestra, conducted by Richard Webster. Tickets to this and all Bach Week Festival performances are available at www.bachweek.org or at 800-595-4849. The performance will be held at Nichols Hall of the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. | ||
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Charles Geyer, Trumpet; Jonathan Boen, Horn; David Perry and Ann Palen, Violins; Frank Babbitt and Patrick Brennan, Violas; Barbara Haffner, Cello; Collins Trier, Bass; Craig Terry, Piano
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Saint-Saëns: Septet for Trumpet, Piano & Strings, Op. 65 Brahms: Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40 Mendelssohn: Sextet in D Major, Op. 110
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
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Music in the Loft commissioned five composers to write music for a number of Billy Collins poems. Cedille records will be producing a CD of the Billy Collins Suite to be released in 2009. For tickets please contact Fredda at Music in the Loft (312) 243-9233.
A Benefit for Music in the Loft
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Performance will be held in the beautiful concert hall at
Champagne and hors d’oeuvres extraordinaire
The Billy Collins Suite
Composed by
Vivan Fung
to poetry by Billy Collins
The Lincoln Trio
This event is generously sponsored by The commissions have been generously funded by Dr. Peter Austin.
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The Rembrandt Chamber Players presents The Other Mahler: Symphony No. 4 transcribed for chamber ensemble by Arthur Schoenberg and his student, Stein.
A pre-concert conversation with renowned Mahler scholar Dr. James L. Zychowicz will begin at 5:00 PM
A special benefit party with Jane Glover at Osteria Via Stato follows the performance.
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Guitarists Anne Waller and Mark Maxwell gather with duo-pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem and flutists Richard and Emily Graef to perform a potpourri of opera arrangements and chamber works typically heard in 19th-century European salons. Experience the elegant and subtle voices of original instruments by Panormo, Godfroy, Vissonaire, and Broadwood in a program of engaging works by Beethoven, Rossini, Carulli, Giuliani, Berlioz, and Bizet. An instrument show-and-tell and question-and-answer session follow the concert. Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series,supported in part by the Chicago Classical Guitar Society. Tickets are $19 general admission, $16 for seniors and Northwestern University faculty and staff, and $8 for students.
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This concert will feature Concerto in D Minor for two violins, BWV 1043 with Desiree Ruhstrat and Mathias Tacke, violins; Cantata: Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 with Patrice Michaels, soprano and Louise Dixon, flute; Motet: Singen dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 with the Bach Week Festival Chorus; and Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 with the Bach Week Festival Orchestra, conducted by Richard Webster. Tickets to this and all Bach Week festival performances are available at www.bachweek.org or 800-595-4849. Performances take place at Nichols Concert Hall of the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. | ||
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In its final concert of the 2007-2008 season, the Chicago Sinfonietta examines the Blues in its different variations. John Primer, guitarist in the legendary Muddy Waters' band, will join the Sinfonietta on the World Premier of a composition based on his songs, while pianist Leon Bates performs Gershwin. In the second half, we welcome back Adler Planetarium astronomer and video artist José Francisco Salgado for our second multimedia extravaganza set to Pictures at an Exhibition. David Baker, Shades of Blue Larry Hoffman, Three Songs for Bluesman and Orchestra George Gershwin, Rhapsody In Blue Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel), Pictures at an Exhibition Lund Auditorum at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest Call 312.236.3681 ext. 2 or click here for tickets and information.
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"If a composer could say what he had to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music. " ~ Gustav Mahler Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Ensemble Artists Guest Artist
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Sparks will fly in this evening of musical camaraderie as the virtuoso players of the Music of the Baroque Orchestra take center stage in soloist teams of three. The spirit of the period emerges in constantly changing instrumental textures and colors with Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer at the podium for an imaginative program that gives "triple play" a exuberantly baroque twist. Telemann Concerto for 3 trumpets and timpani Pachelbel Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and continuo J. S. Bach Concerto for 3 violins in C Major J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major W. A. Mozart Concerto for 3 fortepianos in F Major For tickets and more information, call 312.551.1414 or visit our website. | ||
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"If a composer could say what he had to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music. " ~ Gustav Mahler Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Ensemble Artists Guest Artist
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In its final concert of the 2007-2008 season, the Chicago Sinfonietta examines the Blues in its different variations. John Primer, guitarist in the legendary Muddy Waters' band, will join the Sinfonietta on the World Premiere of a composition based on his songs, while pianist Leon Bates performs Gershwin. In the second half, we welcome back Adler Planetarium astronomer and video artist José Francisco Salgado for our second multimedia extravaganza set to Pictures at an Exhibition. David Baker, Shades of Blue Larry Hoffman, Three Songs for Bluesman and Orchestra George Gershwin, Rhapsody In Blue Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel), Pictures at an Exhibition Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Call 312.236.3681 ext. 2 or click here for tickets and information. | ||
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Sparks will fly in this evening of musical camaraderie as the virtuoso players of the Music of the Baroque Orchestra take center stage in soloist teams of three. The spirit of the period emerges in constantly changing instrumental textures and colors with Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer at the podium for an imaginative program that gives "triple play" a exuberantly baroque twist. Telemann Concerto for 3 trumpets and timpani Pachelbel Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and continuo J. S. Bach Concerto for 3 violins in C Major J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major W. A. Mozart Concerto for 3 fortepianos in F Major For tickets and more information, call 312.551.1414 or visit our website. Note: Student Rush tickets may be available one hour before the performance (6:30) for $10, cash only, to Harris Theater performances. Call the box office (312.551.1414) the day of the performance for availability. | ||
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Garry Clarke - Baroque Band Director and violin Wendy Harton Benner - violin Craig Trompeter - cello David Schrader - harpsichord The Italian Baroque: Music by Corelli, Vivaldi, and Uccellini Free performance at Chicago Cultural Center and live on 98.7fm WFMT radio | ||
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Handel - Dettingen Te Deum Sandstrom - Magnificat Friday, May 16th at 7:30 Saturday, May 17 at 3:00 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Choir and Baroque Band James Kallembach - conductor For tickets call: 773 - 702 - 7059 www.baroqueband.org | ||
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Handel - Dettingen Te Deum Sandstrom - Magnificat Friday, May 16th at 7:30 Saturday, May 17 at 3:00 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Choir and Baroque Band James Kallembach - conductor For tickets call: 773 - 702 - 7059 www.baroqueband.org
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CHICAGO, IL, - The International Chamber Artists (ICA, www.ICAmusic.org), a talented ensemble of professional musicians directed by pianist and conductor Patrick Godon, will present “A Musical Tour for Your Ears”, at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Gregory the Great Church (5535 North Paulina, Andersonville, 773-561-3546). Come celebrate their last concert of the 2007-2008 season as they make musical stops in Austria with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Major, No. 13, K. 415; France with Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro featuring harpist Marguerite Lynn Williams of the New World Symphony; Russia with Igor Stravinsky’s Septet; and Argentina with Alberto Ginastera’s Cantos del Tucuman. Suggested donation. For more information, visit www.ICAmusic.org or call 773-727-5357. The International Chamber Artists, ICA, (c/o Patrick Godon, 1621 Bryn Mawr, Chicago, www.icamusic.org) is a professional group of talented young musicians under the artistic direction of pianist and conductor Patrick Godon from Chicago, IL. ICA seeks to present performances driven by the highest standards of artistic excellence while supporting communities and organizations through collaborations and financial support to promote the viability and growth of classical music audiences for the future.
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Larry Rachleff, Conductor Susan Lorette Dunn, Soprano Mozart: Symphony No. 36 ("Linz") Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston Campus
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Maestro Artist Management Inc. is proud to present a rare Chicago performance by one of the world’s most acclaimed chamber orchestras, Moscow Virtuosi, led by internationally-renowned violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Russian piano virtuoso and 2001 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Olga Kern will join the orchestra, which is comprised of top-ranking soloists and former principal chairs of the great orchestras of Russia. The evening’s repertoire begins with Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra performing Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4. Considered Schoenberg’s most important work, this piece is a string sextet in one movement inspired by Richard Dehmel's poem “Verklärte Nacht.” Piano soloist Olga Kern will then perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s striking Piano concerto in D major. Following, the orchestra will join Kern on stage for Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings No 1 in C minor, Op. 35 by renowned Russian composer and political activist Dmitri Shostakovitch. Also on the bill will be Friedrich Gulda’s romantic and uplifting “Aria.” The evening will conclude with Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla’s Two Tangos. Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, with pianist Olga Kern, will perform Sunday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced from $30-$75, are now on sale at the Symphony Center Box Office; by phone (312) 294-3000; or at www.cso.org.
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