Free Family Open House and Concert: Featuring the award-winning Axiom Brass Quintet
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Evanston, IL — The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) presents “Let’s Make Music,” a fun and interactive children’s program for elementary-age audiences.
The event begins at 9 a.m. with an open house featuring an instrument petting zoo, early childhood demos, and refreshments, followed by a concert at 10 a.m. performed by MIC ensemble-in-residence Axiom Brass Quintet.
“Let’s Make Music” is a multicultural, educational music program that introduces students to the world of classical music. This interactive concert takes children on an exciting journey around the world, using music to explore different cultures. During the concert, Axiom Brass will perform musical selections from Germany, Cuba, the U.S., Belgium, and other countries. The program also will provide entertaining facts about the composers and the music itself, exploring unique characteristics of each brass instrument and important musical concepts.
About Children’s Concerts at MIC
MIC offers engaging one-hour programs geared toward children 4–12 years of age. A special feature of each concert is the instrument petting zoo, which offers children the opportunity to touch and play a variety of instruments and talk to MIC teachers prior to the main stage performance.
About Axiom Brass
The award-winning Axiom Brass Quintet has quickly established itself as a major brass chamber music group. Winners of the 2008 International Chamber Brass Competition held at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, and Brass Quintet-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago, the ensemble has worked with prominent musicians such as Cliff Colnot, Mallory Thompson, and Vincent DiMartino.
Axiom Brass is dedicated to enhancing the musical life of communities across the globe and educating the next generation of musicians. Axiom’s blend of virtuosic performances and dynamic teaching has been an inspiration to students of all ages, and its educational programs have guided students to success in high school and college programs across the country. “Let’s Make Music” has inspired thousands of elementary and middle school students in the state of Illinois.
Members of Axiom Brass have performed all over North and South America, as well as Europe and Asia, under prominent conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, Daniel Barenboim, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz, Mallory Thompson, Cliff Colnot, and Frederick Fennel. As educators, they are actively involved with musical programs around the country, conducting master classes, seminars, lectures, and concerts and teaching at universities and public schools.
Highlights of Axiom’s 2009–10 season include a one-month residency in Brazil; their return to Europe for concerts in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France; the Axiom Brass Summer Academy in Illinois; a collaboration with Dance Chicago and composer James Stephenson; and concerts and educational performances in Illinois and around the U.S.
Axiom Brass members include:
Dorival Puccini - Trumpet
Colin Oldberg - Trumpet
Matthew Oliphant - Horn
Brett Johnson - Trombone
Kevin Harrison - Tuba
For more information: 847.905.1500, ext. 101