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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Academy Fall News Roundup 2023

YoungArts Winners, Award-Winning Ensembles, and Outstanding Alumni

From YoungArts winners to prize-winning ensembles and accomplished alumni, the Academy has kicked off its 18th season...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

50th National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

The Music Institute's Academy Program's Pelios String Quartet , Calcifer String Quartet and Luminos Piano were named...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (SPSQC)

March 13, 2023 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (SPSQC) Congratulations to the Academy's The Pelios String...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition

March 27, 2023 Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition Congratulations to all the MIC trios...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

74th Annual West Suburban Symphony Solo Competition for string, woodwind, and brass

74th Annual West Suburban Symphony Solo Competition for string, woodwind, and brass The West Suburban Symphony Society...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition

February 12, 2023Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition The Goya Piano Trio (Lily Sullivan...
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Rumbo Tumba
Resident Ensembles

World Class Music Live presents: Rumbo Tumba

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MIC Suzuki Sundays kick off on Oct 4, 2026
Student/Faculty Performance

Suzuki Sunday

Informal jamborees

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WFMT Beethoven Project with Matthew Hagle
Nichols Concert Hall Presents

Matthew Hagle, piano

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MIC Music Theory deadline

Music Theory Registration Deadline for 2026- 2027

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Civitas Ensemble at Music Institute of Chicago
Resident Ensembles

Civitas Ensemble Concert

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Chicago a cappella at the Music Institute
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Chicago a cappella presents: Northern Lights

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Maryna Krut performs at Nichols Concert Hall
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World Class Music Live presents: Maryna Krut

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Jeanine de Bique, soprano and Apollo's Fire
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Apollo’s Fire presents: ECHOES Across the Atlantic with Jeanine De Bique, soprano

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