Mon, 8/12 — Kontras Quartet
The Chicago-based Kontras Quartet explores the role of chamber music in culture, at once keeping classic tradition and style alive while embracing new opportunities and fusing genres to expand the art form and include a more diverse audience.
Music
Roan Mountain Suite: Gather Round by Jens Kruger
Tues, 8/13 — Rush Hour Concerts
The Rush Hour Concert on July 30, 2024, featured a program of French Romantic piano quartets. Violinist Matous Michal, violist Lawrence Neuman, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Victor Asuncion performed rarely-heard music of Louise Héritte-Viardot.
Music
Finale from Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 11 by Louise Héritte-Viardot
Wed, 8/14 — Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series: Lindsey Sharpe and John Bitoy
Cellist Lindsey Sharpe is an active performer, teacher, and administrator based in Chicago. A Chicago Sinfonietta Project Inclusion Freeman Fellow in both the Orchestral and Ensemble programs, she is a mentor for the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative and the Business and Memberships Manager for El Sistema USA. John Bitoy is a pianist and composer from Chicago, where he enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist and collaborative pianist.
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Margaret Bonds, Claude Debussy, and Astor Piazzolla
Thurs, 8/15 — Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble
The Chicago Gargoyle Brass was founded in 1992 by its Artistic Director, H. Rodney Holmes, as a chamber group of faculty and students at the University of Chicago, whose campus architecture boasts a charming variety of the ensemble’s namesake.
Music
Rejouissance by James Curnow
Fri, 8/16 — Patrice Michaels
Composer-soprano Patrice Michaels creates lyrical soundscapes with a curious ear and an exceptional artistic range that allows her to make captivating music – sometimes out of even the most unexpected source material. Michaels serves as Director of Vocal Studies at the University of Chicago.
Music of Arthur Honegger and Maurice Ravel
