Archive for March, 2010
MAVerick Ensemble offers a bracing program on a wintry night
MusicNOW may have the high profile among Chicago’s contemporary music series, but there are several smaller groups…
Mar 21, 2010
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Barton Pine shines in Newberry Consort feast of violin rarities
A program of violin rarities was performed with rare excellence by three of the best early-music musicians…
Mar 20, 2010
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In duo roles, Uchida provides a memorable Mozart evening with CSO
If ever there was a composer whose music provides cooling balm for the miseries de la humaine, it’s Mozart. And…
Mar 19, 2010
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Music of the Baroque to expand in 40th anniversary season
Music of the Baroque will mark its 40th anniversary next season by doing something unheard of in the current…
Mar 17, 2010
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MusicNOW closes season with an arrivederci and Adams (not that one)
Ironically, the forward-looking MusicNOW series sounded its final notes of the season with a whiff of nostalgia on Monday night.…
Mar 17, 2010
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Cabell’s Countess makes Lyric Opera’s stellar “Figaro” complete
With a new Countess added to the superb cast of Le nozze di Figaro, the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season-closing…
Mar 16, 2010
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Eclectic Dominican University benefit concert offers something for everyone
Dominican University’s Trustee Benefit Concert is an annual spring music tradition, which area patrons of the arts, venue…
Mar 15, 2010
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Pianist, Chicago Philharmonic strike sparks with Romantic program
It was heartening to see such a large turnout for the Chicago Philharmonic’s concert Sunday night at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall…
Mar 15, 2010
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A wry, quirky take on hypochondria and a theatrical retooling of Schubert’s “Winterreise”
One can glean some idea of the riches of Chicago’s music scene with the pair of weekend events on successive…
Mar 14, 2010
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Ferris Chorale and friends convey the luminous solace of Faure’s Requiem
The William Ferris Chorale is taking its show on the road this spring.
With its long-time home base, Our Lady…
Mar 14, 2010
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