Mon, 6/24 — Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Sinfonietta is a professional orchestra dedicated to modeling and promoting diversity, inclusion, and racial and cultural equity in the arts. It presents symphonic performances, provides mentoring programs for young musicians and conductors of color, and facilitates music education through its programs with Chicago Public Schools.
Music
Dances in the Canebrakes by Florence Price
Tues, 6/25 — Mary Elizabeth Bowden and Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, praised for her “splendid, brilliant” artistry (Gramophone), celebrates the narrative power of the trumpet with Storyteller: Contemporary Concertos for Trumpet. Bowden is joined by the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Allen Tinkham in a collection of new concertos that redefine the trumpet’s voice in modern classical music.
Music
Caritas by Sarah Kirkland Snider
Wed, 6/26 — Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series: Ian Rucker and Michael Banwarth
Baritone Ian Rucker and pianist Michael Banwarth are current ensemble members of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Music
Music by Gabriel Fauré, Gustav Mahler, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein and Richard Rodgers
Thurs, 6/27 — Rush Hour Concerts: Chicago Harp Quartet
Founded in 2012, the Chicago Harp Quartet has established itself as the leading harp ensemble in the United States. The four musicians performed on June 11, 2024 at St. James Cathedral’s Rush Hour Concerts.
Music
Waltz, Mazurka from Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian
Fri, 6/28 — Introductions: Serge Kalinovsky
Cellist Serge Kalinovsky lives in Bloomington, Indiana and recently graduated from IU High School. He is also a Merit Scholarship Student at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, where he has participated in multiple prize-winning chamber groups.
Music
Variations on a theme by Rossini by Bohuslav Martinů
