Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series is a new series of four free concerts on Monday nights in June and July will push the boundaries of chamber music, mixing electronic music, improvisation and rock and roll, with classical music.
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- In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage
Millennium Park
Monday, July 27 at 6:30pm - DBR and DJ Elan Vytal
Millennium Park
Monday, July 20 at 6:30pm - The Biava Quartet
Millennium Park
Monday, July 6 at 6:30pm - ChicagoCentric
Millennium Park
Monday, June 15 at 6:30pm
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Congratulations to R. Rehfeldt for winning the survey raffle prize, a vacation package for two to South Beach, Florida. Thanks to all who filled out the survey and offered feedback and to our media sponsor Flavorpill for providing the prize. If you didn’t get a chance to fill out the survey, feel free to leave your comments about the Mondays series here.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Check out the discussion board people!! We would love to have your feedback and suggestions ~ Cheers.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Rachel Barton Pine comes to Millennium Park tonight at 6:30 as part of In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage, fresh from performing and recording in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Madison and Montreal
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series DBR with DJ Elan Vytal makes John von Rhein's concert picks list for tonight!
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Chicago Folks Operetta: The theater company presents the American premiere of "Merry Widow" composer Franz Lehar's rarely heard comic operetta "Cloclo," in a production conducted by Marta Johnson and directed by E. ...
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series
Daniel Bernard Roumain speaks to an audience from the stage, "You know when I was growing up I wanted my violin to sound like a bass guitar. I wanted my violin to sound like an electric guitar. I wanted my violin to sound like a turntable. I wanted my violin to scream. I wanted my violin to laugh. You know I wanted my violin to be like a drum."
Don't miss DBR at Millennium Park on July 20 at 6:30pm!
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Daniel Bernard Roumain demonstrates the many sounds the violin can imitate.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Chicago based composer Stacy Garrop will introduce the Biava Quartet tonight for their performance of "Demons and Angels", commissioned specifically for Biava Quartet. Don't miss this critic's choice tonight at 6:30pm.
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Chicago Chamber Musicians; Quintet Attacca:12:15 p.m. Monday at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Free;312-744-6630.Dusk Variations: The boundary-pushing chamber music series continues with a concert of contemporary American music by the Biava Quartet. ...
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Summer weather is finally here and there's no better way to spend this Monday evening than at the first Dusk Varations concert tonight at 6:30pm.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Time Out Chicago's critics' picks for Monday, June 15 - Dusk Variations: ChicagoCentric.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Learn more about this exciting series by viewing ABC-7's Kevin Roy interview with Millennium Park's Lacey Capps about what to expect at Dusk Variations this summer.
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Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Can't wait until June 15? Tune into ABC 7 TV this Sunday, June 7 8-9am news for a sneak preview of Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series featuring Fulcrom Point New Music Project.
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series
In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage features Rachel Barton Pine, John Bruce Yeh, Betti Xiang and the Cheng Da Drumming Team. East meets west in a selection that fuses Chinese traditional music with western compositional styles. The program will feature luminaries, such as internationally renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pin...e, clarinetist John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and erhu player Betti Xiang, along with Chicago’s Cheng Da Drumming Team, a ten instrument drumming group, which will bring vibrant traditional rhythms into the concert. A Chinese Voyage honors the late founder of the Chinese Fine Arts Society, Barbara Tiao and her contributions to developing Chinese music and arts programs and is presented as part of Chinese Cultural Week in Chicago.
Artist line-up includes:
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin with accompanist Matthew Hagle
Betti Xiang, Erhu
Yuan Qing Yu, Violin (assistant concertmaster, CSO)
Chicago Pro Musica:
John Yeh, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet (acting principal clarinet, CSO)
Amy Briggs, Piano
Li-Kuo Chang, Viola (Assistant Principal)
Jennifer Gunn, Flute and Piccolo (CSO)
Richard Hirschl, Violoncello (CSO)
Albert Igolnikov, Violin (Assistant Principal Second Violin)
Xiao Doug Wei, Erhu
Wei Yang,Pipa
Cynthia Yeh, Percussion (Principal, CSO)
and the Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble
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Artist line-up includes:
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin with accompanist Matthew Hagle
Betti Xiang, Erhu
Yuan Qing Yu, Violin (assistant concertmaster, CSO)
Chicago Pro Musica:
John Yeh, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet (acting principal clarinet, CSO)
Amy Briggs, Piano
Li-Kuo Chang, Viola (Assistant Principal)
Jennifer Gunn, Flute and Piccolo (CSO)
Richard Hirschl, Violoncello (CSO)
Albert Igolnikov, Violin (Assistant Principal Second Violin)
Xiao Doug Wei, Erhu
Wei Yang,Pipa
Cynthia Yeh, Percussion (Principal, CSO)
and the Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble
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Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series
Carving a reputation for himself as an innovative composer, performer, violinist, and band leader, Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references and vibrant musical imagination. Tonight’s performance, “etudes4violin&electronix” features DBR (violin, piano) and Elan Vytal aka DJ Scientific (turntables, laptop).
Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series Violinists Austin Hartman and Hyunso Ko, violist Mary Persin and cellist Jason Calloway take to the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion with a program by contemporary American composers, all putting their own stamp on the classical tradition. A highlight of the night will be the highly charged and personal work “String Quartet No. 2 (Demons and Angels),” by Chicagoan Stacy Garrop.
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