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Cedille artists shine in Chicago summer concert line-up


A key component of Cedille Chicago’s mission is bringing artists from Chicago to the attention of audiences worldwide. We are proud to play a part in the international success experienced by so many artists who have recorded with Cedille. It is exciting when our favorite Cedille artists perform in Chicago, and even more so after more than a year without live in-person performances.

There are several Cedille artists who will perform in Chicago this summer. We hope you’ll have the opportunity to experience in person, once again, these exceptional musicians whose artistry Cedille is so proud to document and promote. Your support helps ensure that their work is shared throughout the world.

Rush Hour Concerts

Lincoln Trio
Tuesday, June 29 | 5:45pm

Augusta Read Thomas
…a circle around the sun… 

Ernst Bacon – Piano Trio No. 2 
I. Lento – In Deliberate March Time
II. In an easy walk
III. Gravely expressive
IV. Allegro
V. Commodo
VI. Vivace, ma non presto

Alex Klein, oboe
Tuesday, July 6 | 5:45pm

William Grant Still
Incantation and Dance

Augusta Read Thomas
Song Without Words

Paul Hindemith
Sonata for Oboe and Piano

Pavel Haas
Suite for Oboe and Piano

Avalon String Quartet
Tuesday, August 10 | 5:45pm

Blaise Magnière
Bagatelle No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

Leo Sowerby
Serenade in G major



RAVINIA SUMMER CONCERTS

Jorge Federico Osorio
Friday, July 9 | 8:00pm

CSO: Opening Night with Marin Alsop, Osorio Plays Mozart

Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Stacy Garrop
Saturday, July 10 | 8:00pm

CSO: Celebrating America

Stacy Garrop
The Battle for the Ballot

Anthony McGill
Friday, July 23 | 8:00pm

CSO: McGill Plays Copland

Haydn: Symphony No. 60 (“Il distratto”)

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Matthew Lipman
Sunday, August 8 | 5:00pm

CSO: Sinfonia / Mozartiana

Chen Yi: Duo Ye No. 1 for chamber orchestra

Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 (“Mozartiana”)

Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
Wednesday, September 8 | 8:00pm

Sounds of Dance

Coleridge-Taylor: Danse nègre from African Suite

J. Strauss Jr.: The Blue Danube Waltz

Chopin: Grande valse brillante (arr. Stravinsky)

Florence Price: Dances in the Canebrakes (arr. Still)

Smetana: The Moldau from My Fatherland

Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 8

Arturo Márquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo

The Lincoln Trio
Tuesday, September 21 | 7:30pm

Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio

Ernst Bacon: Piano Trio No. 2

Shawn E. Okpebholo: New work written for Lincoln Trio

Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus, Carlos Kalmar

Grant Park Music Festival 2021 Season

Concerts every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from July 2 – August 21


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