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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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