May 9

Sun Apr 19, 2026 at 9:34 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Newberry Consort
“Revolution! American music from 1776 to the Civil War”
5 p.m. Saint Joseph Chapel, Milwaukee
newberryconsort.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Barber: First Essay
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
“American Sings”
Choral music from 1776 to the present by William Billings, Justin Holland, Elaine Hagenberg, Dale Trumbore, Moses Hogan, Shawn Kirchner, Eric Whitacre, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
7:30 p.m. First United Church of Oak Park
apollochorus.org

Vox Venti
Ed Frazier Davis, conductor
Shaw: and the swallow
Bhutani: “Oaks and Roses”
Pan: Seeing Off Monk Xu to Visit Tiantai
Recio: How to Survive Vesuvius
Davis: Quintessence (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. United Lutheran Church of Oak Park

May 10

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, pianist
Seth Pae: Blues, Ballad, Bebop: A Miles Davis Symphonic Tribute (world premiere)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
chicagosinfonietta.org

Newberry Consort
“Revolution! American music from 1776 to the Civil War”
4 p.m. Ganz Hall
newberryconsort.org

May 14

Third Coast Percussion
Glass/TCP: Metamorphosis No. 1
Jlin: Perspective

Braxton: Sunny X

Glass/TCP: Amazon River
7 p.m. Francis W. Parker School, 330 W. Webster
thirdcoastpercussion.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 16

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Tower: Fanfare No. 1
Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Sousa: Liberty Bell March
Sousa: Washington Post March
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Copland: Billy the Kid
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
7:30 p.m. Trinity College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

May 17

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7
Chopin: Mazurkas
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque Chorus
Andrew Megill, conductor
Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Machaut: Kyrie
Andrieu: Armes, amours
Ockeghem: Alma redemptoris mater
Josquin: Nymphes des bois
Tallis: Spem in alium
Byrd: Haec dies
Monteverdi: “Si ch’io vorrei morire”
Monteverdi: “Luci serene e chiare”
Monteverdi: “Hor che’l ciel”
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
7:30 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

May 18

Music of the Baroque Chorus
Andrew Megill, conductor
Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Machaut: Kyrie
Andrieu: Armes, amours
Ockeghem: Alma redemptoris mater
Josquin: Nymphes des bois
Tallis: Spem in alium
Byrd: Haec dies
Monteverdi: “Si ch’io vorrei morire”
Monteverdi: “Luci serene e chiare”
Monteverdi: “Hor che’l ciel”
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
baroque.org

May 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 24

Hilary Hahn, violinist
Tom Poster, pianist
Ravel: Violin Sonata
Tixier: Ressemblance
Lam: Solitude d’automne
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Debussy/Hahn & Poster:La fille aux cheveux de lin
Boulanger: “Nocturne” from Deux morceaux
Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Fauré: Requiem
Works of David, Golovanov, Rheinberger, Schütz and Tavener
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
chicagochorale.org

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