Performance
Monday, September 20, 2021
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Genre-bending string quartet Brooklyn Rider joins tenor Nicholas Phan (“one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” Boston Globe) for an evening of lyrical, transporting works for voice and string quartet. Works by English composers Thomas Campion and Rebecca Clarke accompany Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet and…
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Cassiopeia Winds is a group of five exceptional musicians whose sheer joy in performing together is contagious, bringing a real sense of excitement and fun to their music making. Formed in 2010, Irish chamber wind ensemble Cassiopeia Winds performances are marked by vivacity, panache and a dedication to the exploration…
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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The Exponential Ensemble is a mixed chamber music ensemble made up of skilled performers and experienced teaching artists. They perform classic masterworks alongside contemporary masterpieces, expanding your musical horizon. Bring your lawn chair, and join for this outdoor event! PROGRAM: Matyas SEIBER / Novelty Foxtrot Eugene BOZZA …
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Music Director Andreas Delfs opens the program with Richard Wagner’s Dawn & Siegfried’s Rhine Journey. Jennifer Higdon’s (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer) award-winning Violin Concerto, praised as “an attractive, colourful work, scored most imaginatively and with great…
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Coloratura soprano Louise Toppin performs a recital of art songs and spirituals of the African Diaspora featuring works by women composers such as Margaret Bonds, Harriette Davison and Rosephanye Powell; and a world premiere song cycle, “For Terry,” by Maria Corley. Also included in the program are…
Friday, September 24, 2021
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ReMembering: Singing Water is an original choral film that explores Minnesota as a place of both home and exile for immigrants, LGBTQ people, and Indigenous people. Interconnected stories are brought to life through choral music, spoken word, animation, and life size puppets. ReMembering is a collaboration with water protector Sharon Day; puppeteer …
Friday, September 24, 2021
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Premier of Open Flame Theatre’s THE GARDEN – an original queer, surrealist opera. After the initial postponement of Open Flame Theatre’s 2020 premiere at the Southern, they will be premiering THE GARDEN at Philadelphia Community Farm from Friday, September 24, 2021 to Sunday,…
Friday, September 24, 2021
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Salastina’s season-opener centers around themes of transcendence, renewal, sublimation, and growth. They will play the music of four guest composers who dropped into the group’s virtual series — Michi and Paul Wiancko, Kenji Bunch (an innova artist), and Judd Greenstein (a ChoralQuest…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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The acclaimed ensemble loadbang celebrates the release of “Plays Well With Others”, a New Focus Recordings project, with a live concert featuring members Jeffrey Gavett (baritone voice), Andrew Kozar (trumpet), William Lang (trombone) and Adrián Sandí (clarinet). The program will include works by composers Eve Beglarian, Taylor Brook, Reiko Füting,…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Chicago Fringe Opera presents a spotlight series concert as part of the Ear Taxi Festival featuring song cycles of Gwyneth Walker, Libby Larsen (ACF’s co-founder and a BandQuest composer), and Dominick Argento. This unique collaboration features singers Jennifer Schuler, Bridget Skaggs, and David…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Chicago Fringe Opera presents a spotlight series concert as part of the Ear Taxi Festival featuring song cycles of Gwyneth Walker, Libby Larsen (ACF’s co-founder and a BandQuest composer), and Dominick Argento. This unique collaboration features singers Jennifer Schuler, Bridget Skaggs, and David…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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ReMembering: Singing Water is an original choral film that explores Minnesota as a place of both home and exile for immigrants, LGBTQ people, and Indigenous people. Interconnected stories are brought to life through choral music, spoken word, animation, and life size puppets. ReMembering is a collaboration with water protector Sharon Day; puppeteer …
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Music Director Andreas Delfs opens the program with Richard Wagner’s Dawn & Siegfried’s Rhine Journey. Jennifer Higdon’s (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer) award-winning Violin Concerto, praised as “an attractive, colourful work, scored most imaginatively and with great…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Premier of Open Flame Theatre’s THE GARDEN – an original queer, surrealist opera. After the initial postponement of Open Flame Theatre’s 2020 premiere at the Southern, they will be premiering THE GARDEN at Philadelphia Community Farm from Friday, September 24, 2021 to Sunday,…
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Salastina’s season-opener centers around themes of transcendence, renewal, sublimation, and growth. They will play the music of four guest composers who dropped into the group’s virtual series — Michi and Paul Wiancko, Kenji Bunch (an innova artist), and Judd Greenstein (a ChoralQuest…
Sunday, September 26, 2021
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American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) presented by the Morris Museum’s Lot of Strings Festival
ACME presents a suite of pieces that reflect upon the Autumn Equinox; from here forward, the days are getting shorter and colder as winter approaches. These works invite contemplation and quiet thoughtfulness as we welcome the new season. Jóhann Jóhannsson – selections of works for strings Max Richter – On…
Sunday, September 26, 2021
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Premier of Open Flame Theatre’s THE GARDEN – an original queer, surrealist opera. After the initial postponement of Open Flame Theatre’s 2020 premiere at the Southern, they will be premiering THE GARDEN at Philadelphia Community Farm from Friday, September 24, 2021 to Sunday,…
Sunday, September 26, 2021
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Salastina’s season-opener centers around themes of transcendence, renewal, sublimation, and growth. They will play the music of four guest composers who dropped into the group’s virtual series — Michi and Paul Wiancko, Kenji Bunch (an innova artist), and Judd Greenstein (a ChoralQuest…
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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ACO musicians including violinist Karen Kim, cellist Eugene Moye, pianist Christopher Oldfather, flutist Laura Conwesser, clarinetist Liam Burke, and percussionist Javier Diaz will perform music by a broad array of composers, many of whom are close to the orchestra – including current and former ACO Board of Directors members Alvin Singleton (a BandQuest…
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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The percussion quartet known as Recap– Arlene Acevedo, Alexis Carter, Tiahna Sterling, and Aline Vasquez –celebrates the release of their debut album “Count to Five”, out Friday, September 24 on Innova Recordings. To develop the album, Recap worked closely with composers Angélica Negrón, Allison Loggins-Hull, Ellen Reid,…
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Fırat Erdim & Paula Matthusen & Olivia Valentine Panel Discussion LOOM · ROOM · HARP weaves together inside and outside, near and far, visible and invisible, artifacts of the past and actions in the present, through the infilled colonnade of the Anderson Gallery at Drake University, in Des Moines,…
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Collective Chilean-Canadian piano trio “Family Plan” (featuring Andrew Boudreau on piano, Simón Willson on bass, and Vicente Hansen on drums) releases their debut CD at Green Oasis garden in New York City. Official release is September 24th, via Endectomorph Music Date & Time: Thursday,…
Friday, October 1, 2021
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The Gustavus Department of Music presents Returning Color to Our World with the Chatterton-McCright Duo. Longtime musical partners Linda Chatterton, flute, and Matthew McCright, piano, present a colorful and joyous program to help us emerge from the gloom of pandemic life. The concert will be presented on Friday, October 1st, 2021…
Saturday, October 2, 2021
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The season launches with two giants from the symphonic repertoire: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Described as a “compelling, sparkling virtuoso,” Michelle Cann will grace the ASO stage with Gershwin’s Rhapsody. The concert also features Copland’s inspired Fanfare for the Common Man and Umoja by Valerie Coleman (a…