Dynamic pianist INNA FALIKS returns to PianoForte to present "Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Goldberg: New Variations on the Goldberg Theme for Solo Piano."  She will perform the opening and closing arias and one middle variation, filling the rest with new variations by Bright Sheng, Lukas Foss, William Bolcom, Fred Hersch, and David del Tredici, among others.  Tickets are available at www.pianofortefoundation.org.  $15 adults, $10 students.  410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 825, Chicago.  (312) 291-0291.

Yuan-Qing Yu, Rembrandt violinist, reprises her spring 2008 critically acclaimed CSO performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a chamber setting. You won't want to miss it!  Mezzo Soprano Emily Lodine joins us for Brahms' Two Songs for Alto and Bach's Aria from Cantata No. 182. Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings with J. Lawrie Bloom, soloist, completes the program.

This concert will be repeated on Monday, December 8th at the Merit School of Music. 

Tickets: $30 adult, $10 student

www.rembrandtchamberplayers.org or 312-360-3145

 

 

 

Dance-Along Nutcracker
12pm & 3pm
(Workshops TBD)

Sugar-plum fairies and toy soldiers of all ages return once again for the seventh annual Dance-Along Nutcracker. Dance and sing along with instruction from professional dancers and music from the Lakeside Pride Band.

Sundays at 3 pm
Chicago Cultural Center , Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, violin; Michael Tree,viola; Peter Wiley, cello

Peter Lloyd, string bass

National Public Radio describesthe renowned Guarneri String Quartet as “among the most revered and enduringensembles of its kind in the world.” Since its founding in 1964, the quartet has circled the globe countlesstimes, playing in the most prestigious halls in the Americas, Europe, Asia, andAustralia.  The Guarneri has beenfeatured on many television and radio specials, documentaries, and educationalpresentations in North America and abroad.  In addition to mastering the finest works in the quartetrepertoire, the group has performed and popularized works by today’s foremostcomposers.  At the end of thisseason, the quartet will retire after 45 years of performing.  Don’t miss this opportunity to hearthis legendary ensemble one last time as the inaugural concert of this year’sWinter Chamber Music Festival, with Northwestern faculty member Peter Lloyd asspecial guest.

Tickets are $25 for the general public, $22 for seniors and Northwestern faculty and staff, and $12 for students. 

Yuan-Qing Yu, Rembrandt violinist, reprises her spring 2008 critically acclaimed CSO performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a chamber setting. You won't want to miss it!  Mezzo Soprano Emily Lodine joins us for Brahms' Two Songs for Alto and Bach's Aria from Cantata No. 182. Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings with J. Lawrie Bloom, soloist, completes the program.

This concert will be repeated on Monday, December 8th at the Merit School of Music. 

Tickets: $30 adult, $10 student

www.rembrandtchamberplayers.org or 312-360-3145

 

 

 

 

Four singers from Oslo’s Kulturentusiastene perform: Angelica Voje, mezzo-soprano, Janne Berglund, soprano, Eirik Roland Jensen, bass, Patrik Landgren, baritone and pianist Timothy Shaidlin. Celebrating the theme of the sea and its profound influence on Norwegian culture, this concert opens with Mozart’s Soave sia il vento and travels through seminal musical tributes to Old Norse Mythology by Wagner, excerpts from Grieg’s only opera, Olav Trygvason, Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Riders to the Sea, and Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes and Billy Budd. Presented in partnership with New York Opera Society.

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Yuan-Qing Yu, Rembrandt violinist, reprises her spring 2008 critically acclaimed CSO performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a chamber setting. You won't want to miss it! Mezzo Soprano Emily Lodine joins us for Brahms' Two Songs for Alto and Bach's Aria from Cantata No. 182. Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings with J. Lawrie Bloom, soloist, completes the program.

 

Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria, Chicago

A "Meet & Mingle" reception follows the concert. 

Tickets: $30 adult, $10 student

www.rembrandtchamberplayers.org or 312-360-3145

The Music Institute's Children's Choir gives their first performance of the school year.  Concert is free, and takes place at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
$7/5/4

Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. Her career has taken her to the world's great opera houses and concert halls. The combination of her expressive, rich vocalism, elegant stage presence, and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals as well as delight audiences in concert and recital appearances. Denyce Graves has worked with leading symphony orchestras and conductors throughout the world in a wide range of repertoire. She has performed with Riccardo Chailly, Myung-Whun Chung, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Muti, and Mstislav Rostropovich. USA Today calls her "One of the singers most likely to be an operatic superstar of the 21st century." In this master class, she will coach preselected vocalists from Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music.

MIC's community band, the New Horizons band, gives their first concert of 08-09.  Concert is free and takes place at nichols Hall in Evanston.  Call 847.905.1500 ext. 106 for more info.

The Northbrook Public Library presents OPERA MODA & Genevieve Thiers, sopranos, on Sunday, December 14, at 2 p.m, in the Auditorium. Free. 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook. 847-272-6224.

They will play jazz and classical holiday favorites.

www.northbrook.info/lib_programs_concerts.php

Protégé Philharmonic

Sundays at 3 pm
Chicago Cultural Center , Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

 

Erato Chamber Orcestra - Baroque for Christmas at the Chicago History Museum
Sunday, December 14th, 3pm (Free with Museum Entrance)

Baroque favorites and various holiday tunes

The Erato Chamber Orchestra is comprised of Chicago’s finest musicians who have a common affection for making and sharing music. The ensemble’s programs are devoted to both classical and contemporary repertoire that is not ordinarily played by large symphony orchestras. Their name is inspired by the Greek goddess Erato, who is the Muse of Lyric Poetry. The orchestra’s style is characterized by a warm sound and virtuosic talent combined with an infectious enjoyment of the pleasure of making music.

Mostly Music Chicago

presents

Tantalus Guitar Quartet

Kristian Anderson
Matthew Cochran
Kevin Manderville
Stephen Mattingly

Program

Overture from Don Giovanni      Mozart

Themes from The Magic  Flute

Blue Nose Ballads                     Garcia

City Songs                               Scott

A Feast for Tantalus                  Paraskevas

Oyun                                       Domeniconi

Alfonsina y el Mar                      Ramirez

 

Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:00 p.m.

Part of Mostly Music Chicago’s North Side series of concerts.

Tickets $25, $15/students

(Location of concert at a private residence on the Near North Side of Chicago is given at time of ticket purchase)

For tickets and more info:

www.mostlymusicchicago.com

info@mostlymusicchicago.com

312.287.5761

  

 

The Music Institute's Baroque Orchestra gives their first concert of 08-09.  Concert takes place in Nichols Hall in Evanston, and admission is free.  Call 847.905.1500 ext. 106 for more info.

 

Linden Duo

This guitar and flute duo have been performing together since 1996 and have entertained audiences throughout the United States and Canada with their artistry and innovative programming.

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

The Music Institute's Community Orchestra presents their annual December concert.  Venue is Nichols Hall in Evanston, and admission is free.  Call 847.905.1500 ext. 106 for more info.

Don’t miss Daniel Barenboim during his special engagement at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Drive in Millennium Park. Scheduled to appear at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and The Metropolitan Opera, this landmark performance is the only other public recital the world-renowned musician and conductor will give in the United States in 2008. Considered among the world’s greatest pianists, Barenboim will perform an all Franz Liszt concert featuring Légendes St. François d’Assie: La Prédication aux oiseau, Paraphrases on Operas of Guiseppe Verdi for Piano Forte and selections from Deuxième Année: Italie.

 

Tickets for this performance are on-sale now and available at the Harris Theater box office located in Millennium Park at 205 E. Randolph Dr., by calling 312-334-7777 or by visiting www.harristheaterchicago.org.

Chicago Hurricane Relief Presents a Musical Benefit at the Music in the Loft

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.  

$25 Donation Requested

This performance will feature Mr. John Sharp, Principal Cello of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, classical pianist Dr. Rita Simo and Chilean-American Chicago based singer, song-writer, producer Ms. Claudia Perez Brown.  

 

These great musicians have donated their talent and time for the cause of Cuba Hurricane Relief efforts.  Between August 30 and September 9, 2008, the combined action of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike unquestionably made them the most destructive in the history of Cuba with respect to the magnitude of the material damage caused.  After this season's devastating hurricane, Chicagoans are responding to collect donations to benefit Cuban and Haitian hurricane relief projects.   

All proceeds of this concert will be used for hurricane relief and reconstruction in Cuba. 

 

For tickets or more information please contact:(708) 386-2414 or StormRecovery09@aol.com

Music in the Loft is located at 1017 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607.  (312) 243-9233 

www.musicintheloft.org

 

Upcoming Chicago Hurricane Relief Musical Benefit: Caribbean Rhythms

Featuring various artists performing at the Old Town School o f Folk Music.  Saturday, January 10, 2009 7PM - 10PM

Visit www.oldtownschool.org for tickets or write to aidforcuba@gmail.com

 

Talented high-school students enrolled in the Music Institute's prestigious Academy program, give a chamber music concert.  Venue is Nichols Hall, and admission is free.  Call 847.905.1500 ext. 106 for more info.

Sunday Salon Series - program TBD

Sundays at 3 pm
Chicago Cultural Center , Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Award Winners in concert
Sponsored by the Musicians Club of Women of Chicago

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Holiday Concert at Harris Theater

Enjoy such favorites as Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Ride, excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, a sing-along of familiar Christmas Carols, and much more.

Tickets $35, $30, $25.  CS subscribers $30, $25, $20.
Student and child tickets only $10!

 

http://chicagosinfonietta.org/concerts/0809/08holiday.html

 

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85. Ages 21 and younger are half price. To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85. Ages 21 and younger are half price. To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Sunday Salon Series - program TBD

Sundays at 3 pm
Chicago Cultural Center , Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Juliani Ensemble

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Mezzo-soprano Veronica McHale and pianist Teresa Kang perform songs by Brahms, Mahler and Chicago composer Seth Boustead.

 

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Mezzo-soprano Veronica McHale and pianist Teresa Kang perform songs by Brahms, Mahler and Chicago composer Seth Boustead.

 

Mondays at 12:15 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

 

Ticket prices for THE MUSIC MAN range from $29 to $85.  Ages 21 and younger are half price.  To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works Box Office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com 

 

Performances take place at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston