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DID YOU KNOW?
March is National Women's History Month
Classical Music Chicago was founded with a goal of diversity, equity and inclusion, and presenting young and established talent, both local and international,
in Chicago - always FOR FREE. CMC has fostered and promoted talented women since opening its doors.
June Anderson, the Grammy award-winning American coloratura soprano, became a sensation when she became the youngest national finalist at the Metropolitan Opera auditions - at the age of 17!
45 years ago, on March 29, 1978, when she was just 25, she performed on the
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series.
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March 22, 2023
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Meghan Bennett, flute &
Maria Lyapkova, piano
Two performing artists and educators offer a tantalizing program of works by all-female composers including America flutist and composer Valerie Coleman.
Program
Cécile CHAMINADE Concertino for flute and piano
Valerie COLEMAN
Requiem Milonga
Mel BONIS
Sonate pour flûte et piano
I. Andante con moto; II. Vivace;
III. Adagio; IV. Moderato
Lili BOULANGER
D’un matin de printemps
This concert is dedicated to the loving memory of Bertram Lipman
and is sponsored by his family.
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March 29, 2023
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Michael Katz, cello &
Victor Asuncion, piano
Program
Rebecca CLARKE
Passacaglia on an Old English Tune
Edvard GRIEG
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor Op. 36
Manuel de FALLA; arr. G. Piatigorsky
Danza ritual del fuego
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April 5, 2023
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Ria Honda, violin &
Umi Garrett, piano
Program
Robert SCHUMANN
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
II. Sehr lebhaft
III. Leise, einfach IV. Bewegt
George GERSHWIN, trans. Jascha Heifetz
3 Preludes
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April 12, 2023
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Martin Luther Clark, tenor &
Chris Reynolds, piano
Program
Samuel K. SWEET
A Just Soliloquy
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
An die ferne Geliebte
1. Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend
2. Wo die Berge so blau
3. Leichte Segler in den Höhen
4. Diese Wolken in den Höhen
5. Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au
6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder
Jake HEGGIE
Friendly Persuasions: Homage to Poulenc
1. Wanda Landowska
2. Pierre Bernac
3. Raymonde Linossier
4. Paul Eluard
Marc BLITZSTEIN
Stay In My Arms
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All Concerts at 12:15 PM
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago - 55 E. Wacker Drive
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Celebrating Over Four Decades of World-Class
Performance Accessibility
Classical Music Chicago 2023 Spring Fundraiser
Hosted by WFMT Presenter, Robbie Ellis
With special guest artists:
violinist Sirena Huang,
2022 Gold Medalist,11th Quadrennial International Violin
Competition of Indianapolis
and
pianist Chih-Yi Chen
Enjoy socializing over cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres while supporting one of the country’s oldest innovators and supporters of accessibility, creativity and community.
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EVENTS EARLIER THIS MONTH | | |
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Christine Wu, piano
March 15
Works by the Beatles and Schubert on the same program? No problem for this American artist, whose playing The New York Times called "arresting."
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Ariel Lanyi, piano
March 8
In between performances at Australia's Bendigo International Chamber Music Festival, the award-winning pianist wowed audience members with Haydn's Sonata in C Major - a "breathtaking piece of music" as he refers to it in his blog, and Franck's Prelud, Aria et Final.
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Chelsea Wang , piano
March 1
The award-winning pianist mesmerized in her DMHC return with a program spanning three eras in classical music - the dazzling Baroque, the Classical with its "clean lines" and 20th Century, with a large dollup of Jazz.
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"I am enormously honored to be featured in this illustrious series.
Some of my friends and colleagues whom I deeply admire played in this series, and of course Myra Hess
was a uniquely extraordinary artist."
- Ariel Lanyi, piano
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RUSH HOUR CONCERTS
The 23-year old beloved Chicago summer tradition eases the evening rush hour with free, world-class chamber music. Come celebrate the beauty of music Tuesdays, June through August at St. James Cathedral.
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When: Tuesdays, June through August, 5:45-6:30 PM
Where: St. James Cathedral – 65 E Huron Street, Chicago
Each concert is live streamed through the CMC website and excerpted performances are often broadcast on 98.7 WFMT radio.
Stay tuned for the full season announcement in April.
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MEET THE BOARD
WILLIAM C. FULBROOK HANNA, New Member
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Classical Music Chicago is honored to have join its Board William C. Fulbrook Hanna, Manager, Advisory Services, at FGMK LLC. At a time when the organization is experiencing a growth in young audience members, the newest influential member to join the Board of one of the nation's longest running free-to-the-public concert presenters is in his 20s.
“When I think of what brings me happiness beyond family, friends and volunteering, I think of music,"
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stated Mr. Fulbrook Hanna. "As a music lover and novice violinist, I am humbled and honored to have this wonderful opportunity to serve on the Classical Music Chicago Board, to help advance its mission and to promote the beauty of music through its numerous events in the Windy City."
Mr. Fulbrook Hanna specializes in financial due diligence and has managed engagements worth millions in the healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, media, professional services, retail and consumer products, technology, and telecommunications industries.
Companies with which Mr. Fulbrook Hanna previously worked include RMS US LLP and KNS PC. He graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Concentrations in Accountancy, Finance and Management Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
An avid reader of historical biographies, a novice violinist and tennis player, Mr. Fulbrook Hanna's personal interests lie in cyber and network security, and volunteering with organizations that serve to improve outcomes for at-risk youth.
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