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Music Institute Community Music School
MASTER CLASS WITH JEROME LOWENTHAL
Saturday, October 29 » 12:30 - 3:00 PM | Free to observe
American pianist Jerome Lowenthal, a Juilliard faculty member since 1991 will present a Master Class that is free and open to the public to observe. Five students have already been selected from prior auditions to participate.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
TAMMY MCCANN: YES, MAHALIA!
Saturday, October 29 » 7:30 PM | Buy tickets »
Chicago jazz favorite and Music Institute Artist-in-Residence Tammy McCann
pays homage to gospel pioneer and Chicago legend Mahalia Jackson.
“Yes, Mahalia!” is a fresh and soulful re-imagining of Jackson’s music that
captures the synergy of her unique sound and pairs it with the sonic power
of big-band jazz.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
MATTHEW HAGLE: BRAHMS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
Saturday, November 5 » 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets »
Pianist Matthew Hagle presents a program inspired by the Op.118 piano
pieces of Johannes Brahms. Described as a "sensitive pianist" by the
New York Times and praised for the “rare clarity and sweetness” of his
playing by Clavier Magazine, Hagle is a favorite of WFMT listeners and
frequent collaborator with CSO musicians. A Music Institute faculty member
and alumnus, Hagle has appeared in concert internationally and
throughout the United States.
REMBRANDT CHAMBER MUSICIANS:
Sunday, November 6, 2022 » 3:00 PM | Buy Tickets »
Mozart reputedly once said, “Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor
imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love—
that is the soul of genius.” Rembrandt opens its season by presenting three
brilliant works from the genius himself. Guest Artists: Yuan-Qing Yu, violin;
Stephen Williamson, clarinet; Jessica Choe, piano
Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 | Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 | Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
ARTEMIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
FALL CONCERT
Saturday, November 19, 2022 » 3:00 PM | Free admission
Nielsen—Little Suite
Debussy—Danse Sacreé et Danse Profane
Copland—Clarinet Concerto
Music Institute Chorale presents:
Sunday, December 4 » 3:00 PM | Free admission | Live-Stream
The Music Institute Chorale is a community chorus that provides an
opportunity for adult singers with prior experience to perform the best
in sacred and secular choral music. Daniel Wallenberg, conductor
This season opening concert celebrates music for choir and organ.
Featuring Brian Schoettler, organist and MIC Voice Faculty members
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
"DUKE IT OUT!" NUTCRACKER
Saturday, December 10 » 2 PM | Buy Tickets »
General Admission Tickets: $10
This unique Nutcracker performance pits the classical (Tchaikovsky) and
jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn) versions of the holiday favorite in a
spectacular side-by-side showdown. Curated by Dance Chicago, the
program features members of Axiom Brass and Music Institute of
Chicago Ensemble-in Residence, Quintet Attacca. The performance is
a family-friendly 60 minutes.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION
Sunday, January 15 » 3 PM Free Concert! | Get your tickets »
Co-curated by Tim Rhoze, artistic director of Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
and the Music Institute of Chicago, scholarship students from the Music
Institute, Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, and Ravinia’s Reach Teach
Play program join with Evanston musicians and actors for this annual
tribute celebration.
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss will deliver remarks about Evanston’s
groundbreaking reparations initiative.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
Reverón Piano Trio
Friday, February 17 » 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets »
The Reverón Trio, co-curator of the Music Institute’s Latin-American programs,
returns to Nichols Concert Hall for a second season to shine a spotlight on
classical music by Latin-American composers, including a program featuring
Villa-Lobos’ Piano Trío No. 1. This trio of virtuoso musicians, originally from
Venezuela, has emerged as a leading advocate for the music of Latin-American
composers through their performances, research, and composer commissions.
Music Institute presents:
Music Institute Chorale
"SCHUBERT MASS IN A-FLAT MAJOR"
Sunday, March 19 » 3:00 PM | Free admission | Live-Stream
The Music Institute Chorale is a community chorus that provides an opportunity for adult singers with prior experience to perform the best in sacred and secular choral music. This concert features an arrangement for choir, piano, cello and woodwinds by conductor Daniel Wallenberg.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
MARCUS ROBERT TRIO: RHYTHM 'N BLUE
Saturday, April 15 » 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets »
Jazz returns to Nichols Concert Hall with the celebrated Marcus Roberts Trio.
Recognized for their virtuosic style and an a new approach to jazz trio performance
that features each trio member equally, the trio has developed a reputation for
having almost telepathic onstage communication, lightning-fast musical reflexes,
and musical imagination.
Nichols Concert Hall Series presents:
CELEBRATING MUSIC INSTITUTE
OF CHICAGO LUMINARIES
Inna Faliks with the Academy Orchestra
Marta Aznavoorian with Quintet Attacca
Saturday, May 6 » 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets »
Celebrate over 90 years of excellence in teaching and performance with
the Music Institute of Chicago. The program features MIC alumnae pianists
Inna Faliks and Marta Aznavoorian, Quintet Attacca, and the award-winning
musicians of the Music Institute’s Academy Orchestra. Works include
Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, KV 466, and the Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, KV 452, as well as Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, the focus of the Music Institute’s One Composer, One Community program.
Music Institute Chorale presents:
"THERE IS NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS"
Sunday, June 4» 3:00 PM | Free admission | Live-Stream
The Music Institute Chorale is a community chorus that provides an opportunity for
adult singers with prior experience to perform the best in sacred and secular choral music. This concert celebrates the world of opera and musical theater with performances by MIC voice faculty.