Mon, 12/8 — Mary Elizabeth Bowden
Classical trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden is a highly in-demand soloist, praised for her “splendid, brilliant” playing (Gramophone Magazine) and her “pure, refined, and warm” tone (American Record Guide). Bowden works diligently to establish a new repertoire for the trumpet through creative, collaborative commissioning projects and award-winning albums.
Music
Caritas by Sarah Kirkland Snider
Tues, 12/9 — Winston Choi
Pianist Winston Choi is Associate Professor of Piano and the Head of the Piano Program at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. His fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance, and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists.
Music
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 by Franz Liszt
Wed, 12/10 — Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series: Chloe Zhang
Praised by Jerome Lowenthal as “an artist of remarkable range of imagination and a commanding virtuoso” and New York Concert Review as “a pianist of excellent technique and a wide range of expressivity,” Chloe Zhang maintains an active performing and recording career.
Music of Gabriel Fauré, Edvard Grieg, George Gershwin, and Alexander Scriabin
Thurs, 12/11 — Esme Arias-Kim
Esme Arias-Kim is a violinist from Chicago currently studying at the Colburn School. She is the recipient of the Silver Medal at the 2023 Stulberg International String Competition and Gold Medal at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 29th Annual Young Artist Competition.
Music of Richard Wagner and Florence Price
Fri, 12/12 — Chicago a cappella
Chicago a cappella has been acclaimed as “a jewel in the crown of Chicago’s musical life” (The American Organist) and praised for its “clarity, well-balanced tone, and deep emotional involvement” (Washington Post). The performers are among the Chicago area’s most accomplished choral singers and soloists.
Holiday Music
