Academy Orchestra Concert
Free and open to the public or via livestream.
Director James Setapen presents a program featuring four Academy seniors as soloists with the orchestra as well as four works for the orchestra alone. Cellist Mia Wimbiscus will perform music of Haydn; violist Sidney Lee a work by Benjamin Britten; and violinists Kelly Kim and Abigail Park will play Vivaldi's energetic concerto for two violins.
The program will also feature three works that each bring a magical atmosphere to the listener. Edward Elgar's Sospiri (Sighs) was written during World War I and is a deeply felt cry of the heart for peace. Samuel Barber's famous Adagio for Strings has a haunting melody that, once heard, cannot be forgotten. And Gustav Mahler's Adagietto, a love letter to his recently married Alma, is one of the most moving and beautiful valentine gifts ever conceived.
The program will conclude with a rousing arrangement of melodies from the movie "The Pirates of the Caribbean".
About the Academy
Founded in 2006, the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago is a nationally recognized training center for highly gifted pre-college pianists and string players. The Academy provides a comprehensive musical education for students who aspire to be professional musicians. The Academy Chamber Orchestra is comprised of violin, viola, cello and bass students who rehearse and perform under the baton of Academy Director James Setapen.
The orchestra has toured to Turin, Italy and has been featured at Millennium Park, Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University, and at the Music Institute of Chicago’s 81st Gala where the students performed in tribute to CSO Music Director, Maestro Riccardo Muti. Members of the orchestra perform in competitions, festivals and summer programs across the globe.
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