MIC at Eat to the Beat

Back for a seventh year is the Harris Theater’s exciting “Eat to the Beat Series” – bringing the best and brightest performances for lunchtime. The Music Institute of Chicago is pleased to have students from the Community Music School as well as an Academy quartet perform.  Spend your lunchhour with us and enjoy a 45-minute, fast-paced concert!  You can buy mouthwatering munchies from some of the city’s hottest food trucks on Lower Randolph or bring your own bag lunch.

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PROGRAM  |  Tuesday, April 26  |  12 noon 

Prelude "Les Collines d'Anacapri"…Claude Debussy

Etude (Black Key) in G-flat Major, Op.10, No.5…Frédéric Chopin 

Won Yang, piano student of Elaine Felder

Suite de Trois Morceaux, Op. 116...Benjamin Godard

Allegretto  

Nicole Daniels, flute student of Meret Bitticks

Catherine Daniels, piano student of Frank Winkler

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You…
Words & music by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh

If Ever I Would Leave You…Lyrics by Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe

Nic Fantl, baritone student of Barbara Martin and Barbara Falk, piano

Divertimento Joseph Haydn transcribed by Gregor Piatigorsky    

Allegro 

Mia Wimbiscus, cello student of Gilda Barston

Cello Sonata in C Major, Op.40, No.1...Jean-Baptiste Bréval

Allegro 

Ella Wimbiscus, cello student of Gilda Barston

Sonata for viola da gamba No.1 in G Major, BWV 1027...Johann Sebastian Bach

Allegro moderato 

    Ella Wimbiscus, Mia Wimbiscus, and Sanghui Wimbiscus, celli 

Piano Sonata, Op. 22, No. 1... Alberto  Ginastera

Allegro marcato  

Jada Adamson, piano student of Claire Neiweem

Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo...Igor Stravinsky 

Daniel Aisenberg, clarinet

Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44…Robert Schumann 

Allegro brilliante

Cantare Piano Quintet

Isabella Brown (student of Almita Vamos), Sang Mee Lee, violins

Zechary Mo (viola student of Almita Vamos)  | Mia Wimbiscus, cello  |  Seoyun Baek (piano student of Alan Chow)

Music Institute of Chicago

The Music Institute of Chicago is dedicated to transforming lives through music education. Founded in 1931, the Music Institute is one of the largest and most respected community music schools in the nation. Offering musical excellence built on the strength of its distinguished faculty, commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services, the Music Institute has created a unique musical community where all are welcome.  

Teaching thousands of students of all ages and levels of experience, from birth to 101 years, Music Institute locations include Chicago, Evanston, Winnetka, Lincolnshire, Lake Forest, Downers Grove and in Chicago at Fourth Presbyterian Church near Water Tower Plaza.  In addition, the Music Institute is proud of its longstanding partnership with the Chicago Public Schools through its Arts Link program.  

The Music Institute offers lessons, classes, and programs through the Community Music School, the Academy for gifted pre-college students, and Nichols Concert Hall, a 550-seat performing arts venue located in downtown Evanston that welcomes approximately 14,000 people each year. For more information about lessons and classes at the Music Institute of Chicago, click here.