The series presents savvy commuters with free, approachable concerts at River North’s Saint James Cathedral.

Duo Sona, made up of harpists Eleanor Kirk and Phoebe Powell, performs music by Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel, and Mikhail Mchedelov.

Music by Debussy, Bartók, Haydn, and Saint-Saëns.

There’s nothing quite like harp music. Now more than ever, the Chicago Harp Quartet’s lush, dulcet tones offer an opportunity to slow down, close your eyes, and take a deep breath.

It all started in Chicago. As a child, Yolanda Kondonassis and her family visited the Windy City. During the trip, her mother, a piano instructor, brought the family to the Lyon & Healy showroom, which was at that time sort of a “music department store,” Kondonassis recalls. “Because it was Valentine’s Day… they had a very kind of ‘dream love’ …