Lutkin Memorial Hall :: 7:30 PM (March 5th / March 9th)
Come see Northwestern's Chamber Opera Initiative tackle some classic comedies, one cadenza at a time!
Two operas, two dates, twice the chuckles
Northwestern University Women's Chorus
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall :: 3:00PM
Featuring the Midwest premiere of "The Three Seasons" by Edgar F. Girtain IV
Click HERE for Tickets
70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL
Stellar Speakeasy
Adler Planetarium :: 6:00PM
Journey back to the Roaring ‘20s (and ‘30s) at Adler After Dark: Stellar Speakeasy on February 18th! Swing to the sounds of the Lakeside Pride Jazz & Swing Ensembles, explore the culture of the Jazz Age, and learn about groundbreaking discoveries of the period with special science demos!
Event details: CLICK HERE
Kate Lee Senior Recital
MARY B GALVIN RECITAL HALL :: 6:00 PM
70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL
Strange Fruit
MARY B GALVIN RECITAL HALL :: 7:00 PM
Tyrone Clinton Jr. DMA recital honoring the young victims who have lost their lives as a result of police brutality
Chicago Holiday Groupmuse
Sketch by Steve Slaske
GROUPMUSE CHICAGO :: 7:00 PM
Journey to East Lakeview this holiday and warm your soul in true Chicago fashion: with some fine musical merriment, raw and impassioned.
Some hot cider is in store, treats for some snacking; but PLEASE BYOB, as my liquor is lacking!
Click HERE to RSVP on Groupmuse.com
Program: Borodin String Quartet No. 2
-John Heffernan, violin
-Sabrina Tabby, violin
-Davis Butner, viola
-Genevieve Tabby, cello
Birth of the Cool
AN EVENING OF SOPHISTICATED JAZZ
CENTER ON HALSTED :: 7:30PM
In the 1940’s and 50’s, mellow jazz musicians on the West Coast developed a softer, relaxed alternative to swing and bebop that came to be known as the “Cool Jazz” style. Grab a cocktail and chill with the Lakeside Pride, Jazz Ensemble, Strayhorns combo, and Wilde Cabaret singers, enjoying laid-back, ‘cool’ classics stirred up with contemporary arrangements in the same vein
Autumn East of Broadway
GROUPMUSE CHICAGO :: 7:30PM
Journey to East Lakeview for an evening of local chamber music with views of the sunset over Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. The evening's Groupmuse will be broadcast in conjunction with CHIRP radio as part of their "Volunteer: Stories of Philanthropy" series (http://chirpradio.org/podcasts/show/volunteer-stories-of-philanthropy)
Bach Goldberg Variations, BVW 988 for String Trio
-Davis Butner, violin
-Rita Andrade, viola
-Mike Grittani, cello
Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92
*Performed by the Yas Quartet
-Artem Kolesov, violin
-John Heffernan, violin
-Nikita Haas, viola
-Titilayo Ayangade, cello
AlpenKammerMusik 2015
LIESING, AUSTRIA :: JUlY 12TH - 19TH
AlpenKammerMusik is a festival, in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Austrian Alps, that seeks to unite the global musical community through the intimate study of chamber music, with dynamic musical instruction and the opportunity for participants to play together with world-class faculty.
Performances to include:
Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
Reinecke Trio in A Major Op. 264
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Serenades on the South Loop Seine
'GROUPMUSE' CHAMBER SOIRÉE :: 7:30PM
Journey to the South Loop and immerse yourself in a golden age of French chamber music among the the curvaceous construction of Bertrand Goldberg's River City apartments.
Program to include:
Faure Quartet Op. 121
Ravel Quartet in F Major
Debussy Quartet Op. 10
Featured Musicians: Davis Butner (violin), Susannah Foster (violin), Helen Hess (viola), Mike Grittani (cello), Audrey Anne (cello)
Click HERE to RSVP on groupmuse.com
Handel's 'Ariodante'
Seabury Hall :: MAY 27, 29 - 8:00PM
Presented by the Northwestern University Chamber Opera Initiative
Northwestern's Chamber Opera Initiative is a new student organization dedicated to performing lesser-known works through student-run productions. We aim to inspire a sense of entrepreneurial innovation in young opera singers and we have chosen the Baroque opera seria masterpiece Ariodante as our first project.
Our Cast:
Nathaniel Hill King of Scotland
Quinn Middleman Ariodante, vassal of the King
Madison Leonard/Jennie Moser Ginevra, daughter of the King
Michael Powell Lurcanio, Ariodante's brother
Alexander York Polinesso, duke of Albany
Regina Ceragioli/Kate Lee Dalinda, court lady of Ginevra
Joseph Schuster Odoardo, favorite of the King
Directed by Matthew Opitz
Conducted by Robert McConnell
CLICK HERE to support the production through Kickstarter
CLICK HERE for a synopsis of the opera
'Lost Objects' Midwest Premiere
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern :: 7:30PM, MAY 1ST
Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion :: 6:30PM, MAY 24TH
Chicago's Jay Pritzker Pavilion
A musical exploration of the meaning of memory by Bang on a Can composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, this work for voices, electric guitar, baroque orchestra, and keyboards is described by librettist Deborah Artman as ::
“a prayer hall, a hymn, but also an invention; in the tenuous and hurried climate of the times we live in now, Lost Objects asks us to pause and consider the grace bestowed upon each thing, person, animal and idea, the ordinary and the not-so-ordinary lost objects of our shared and vanishing culture.”
Bienen Contemporary Music/Vocal Ensemble
Donald Nally, Conductor
A Fair and Delectable Place
7:00PM :: Millar Chapel, Northwestern
TYRONE CLINTON JR. DMA RECITAL
Repertoire to include:
John Corigliano's Fern Hill
Exceprts from George Frideric Handel's Hercules (HWV 60)
A Prelude to St. Patty's
'Groupmuse' Chamber Soirée :: March 13th
An evening of sight reading on the Chicago Riverfront to bring on the spirit of St. Patrick's Day.
Performances to feature musicians from the University of Chicago Chamber Music Organization (CMO)
Click HERE to RSVP on www.groupmuse.com
AlpenKammerMusik Festival
Program Website: http://alpenkammermusik.com/
Liesing, Austria :: June 30th - July 13th
AlpenKammerMusik is a festival, in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Austrian Alps, that seeks to unite the global musical community through the intimate study of chamber music, with dynamic musical instruction and the opportunity for participants to play together with world-class faculty.
Performances to include:
Bartok Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor
Faure Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
Shostakovich Piano Quintet Op. 57
Penn Chamber Extravaganza
7:30PM, Rose Rectial Hall
Celebrate the end of the year with students of Penn Chamber for their last performances of the year at Penn! An evening of delightful chamber music in Rose Recital Hall...
Dvorak Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Phoebe Low - violin
Elan Kiderman - violin
Eiko Ogiso - viola
Radhika Mahidhara - cello
James Kwak - piano
Brahms Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87
Davis Butner - violin
Younghoon Koh - cello
James Kwak - piano
Address:
3340 Walnut Street, Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 419, Philadelphia, PA
Min-Young Kim Studio Recital
12:00PM, Rodin Rooftop Lounge
Students of violinist Min-Young Kim of the Daedalus Quartet will present a studio recital featuring works of Tchaikovsky, Saint Saens, and Prokofiev
Food and drink provided!
Address:3901 Locust Walk, Philadelphia PA 19104
Penn - Princeton Violin Duets
Location: TBD
Students of adjunct violinists Min-Young Kim of UPenn and Anna Lim of Princeton to collaborate on a special performance of the Leclair Violin Duos
SENIOR VIOLIN RECITAL
7:00PM, Rodin Rooftop Lounge
Join me for an incredible spring sunset in the rooftop lounge of Rodin College House and accompanied by works from Debussy, Grieg, Glazunov, and Brahms Piano Trio No. 2
Food and drink provided!
Address:3901 Locust Walk, Philadelphia PA 19104
RSVP: dabutner@gmail.com
Music 010 Spring Recital
Music 010 students, Spring 2012
7:00PM, Rose Recital Hall
Come listen to students of Penn's Music 010 solo performance program in an exclusive spring recital. Repertoire to include Grieg's Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 3
Address: 3340 Walnut Street, Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 419, Philadelphia, PA 19104