Generation Next: Young Composers Competition
Organized by MIC faculty Abraham Stokman, a noted
pianist and contemporary music champion, the Generation Next Young
Composer's Competition is designed to celebrate young up-and-coming
composers by giving them an opportunity to have their work presented
on stage at Nichols Concert Hall.
2008 Composition Competition
Chamber Music Works:
3-12 minutes, (classical, jazz, or folk)
for 1 to 4 players
Categories:
piano, guitar, strings, woodwinds,
brass (trumpet only), voice, light percussion
Applicants cannot be younger than 12 years of age or older
than 18 years of age on March 8, 2008
- First Prize: $350
- Second Prize: $150
- Third Prize: $100
- Honorable Mention: $75
Application Deadline: Must be postmarked by February 1,
2008
Winner’s Recital
The winning work will be performed by MIC student performers prior to
the final Four Score Festival concert: March 8, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Questions? Please contact: Abraham Stokman, astokman@musicinst.org.
For an application please call: 847.905.1500
Mail application, score, and cover letter to:
Abraham Stokman
Music Institute of Chicago
300 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, IL 60093
MIC Barnes and Noble BookFair
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Shop till you drop!
Visit the Evanston Barnes & Noble at 1630 Sherman Avenue on Saturday, December 1st and a percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit MIC!
Choose from bestsellers, games, gift items, home and office products, Godiva chocolates, packaged Starbucks coffee, CDs, DVDs, and children’s books and toys. MIC musicians will be performing in the afternoon and MIC volunteers will be on hand to wrap gifts.
Just a few blocks away at Nichols Concert Hall there is a free family open house and kid’s concert beginning at 1:00 p.m. and MIC’s American Academy Chamber Strings performs a free concert at 7:30 p.m.
Spend a day with MIC in Evanston.

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The Inaugural Concert of the E.M. Skinner Organ, Opus 208
Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8:00 pm
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
After a multi-year planning period and a two phase, two-and-a-half
year restoration, the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) is pleased
to announce an inaugural concert featuring the newly completed,
historic restoration of its 1914 E.M. Skinner organ, Opus 208Two
celebratory concerts showcasing the instrument are scheduled, the first of
which is Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. in Nichols
Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The concert features Yale
professor and organist, Thomas Murray and honorary chair
and guest speaker, Sir Andrew Davis. MIC organ restorer
and curator Jeff Weiler will be on hand
after the concert to answer questions about this magnificent instrument and
its restoration. A champagne toast follows. Concert tickets are
$20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $7 for students. Purchase
tickets on line, by calling 847.905.1500, ext.
108, or at the door.
Not long after the 2003 purchase of the historic Nichols Concert Hall and
Evanston campus (formerly the First Church of Christ, Scientist designed by
renowned Chicago architect Solon S. Beman in 1912), an organ committee was
formed to pursue restoration of the 1914 E. M. Skinner, Opus 208 organ. One
of the oldest Skinner instruments still playable, the organ remained remarkably
unchanged following its installation in 1914. Unlike the many Skinner
masterpieces removed, or rebuilt beyond recognition, Opus 208 remained in original
form, a historical and musical gem in what Chicago Tribune critic,
John von Rhein calls a “jewel box” of a concert hall. The
unique location of the organ—few concert halls of similar size possess
an organ—and the instrument’s historical value, only add to its
significance.
To that end, the September 28 inaugural concert not only features a great
evening of music by renowned organist Thomas Murray, but celebrates Nichols
Concert Hall as a community center with unique performance, teaching, and recording
resources. As fewer and fewer teaching institutions offer organ instruction,
the Music Institute of Chicago has stepped forward to fill this need. Opus
208 is the centerpiece of this effort and provides a beautiful, reliable, and
historic instrument for organ instruction. MIC’s first rate organ
faculty includes: David Schrader, Margaret Kemper,
and James Russell Brown. Organ is available for students
of all ages (age 8 and above).
MIC Has a new campus
Highland Park is now part of the Music Institute of Chicago. The
new campus in downtown Highland Park will offer private instruction, early
childhood classes, and group class instruction. We welcome the Music Arts School
faculty and staff to MIC and look forward to continue providing Highland Park
and surrounding communities with outstanding music education.
The Music Arts School is a community
music school with a 55-year history of providing Highland Park and neighboring
communities with high quality music instruction. Founded in 1952 by respected
pianist and teacher Mortimer Scheff, the school has served generations of
Highland-Parkers from its charming Victorian house on Elm Street. Following
the retirement of the founder in 2005, the Music Arts School became a not-for-profit
community music school governed by a board of trustees committed to furthering
Mr. ScheThis fall we are excited to announce that the long established Music
Arts School in ff’s original mission. Under the leadership of current Executive
Director Greg Diethrich, the school has expanded course offerings, created
community outreach programs, hired outstanding faculty, and funded financial
aid for deserving students. Currently the school has over 350 students enrolled
in private lessons in strings, piano, winds, and percussion. Early childhood
classes and group instruction in guitar are also offered.
The Music Arts School is a wonderful addition to the Music Institute of Chicago’s
growing network of campuses. Its degreed and experienced faculty, knowledgeable
staff, and focus on serving students of all ages and levels of interest make
it a perfect match for the Music Institute of Chicago. Effective this fall,
all current and new Highland Park students will have access to the Music Institute
of Chicago programs including need based financial aid, creative arts therapy
programs, and free musicianship classes for students enrolled in private instruction.
Future plans for the new Highland Park Campus include more group instruction
classes, expansion of early childhood and adult studies programs, and a move
to a larger home in downtown Highland Park. Please join us in welcoming Greg
Diethrich and the Music Arts School faculty and staff to the Music Institute
of Chicago family. All of us look forward to providing you with exciting and
stimulating music education in Highland Park and at all of our locations.