Inspired by the collaborations of Jim Hall and Bill Evans, the program will include music by Jimmy Van Heusen, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, and Ornette Coleman, among others.
EVENT POSTPONED:
Due to the current events, we are postponing Billie’s concert. We will keep you informed as soon as a new date has been set.
This family-friendly, interactive recital will present a range of contemporary piano and violin music alongside dialogue about the composers and their boundary-breaking techniques. Blurring the lines between performer and audience, those in attendance will be invited to actively participate in learning about and creating their own experimental music. The program will include works by Pauline Oliveros, Henry Cowell, and more.
General Admission: $20
Students 13+ & Seniors: $10
12 & Under: Free
General Admission: $20
Students 13+ & Seniors: $10 (Contact us for tickets)
12 & under: Free
Second City Musick is a consort of viols based in Chicago. Composed of Craig Trompeter, Anna Steinhoff and Russell Wagner, Second City Musick specializes in 16th-18th century music for the viola da gamba consort, bringing this finely crafted chamber music into the lives of modern-day music lovers. Craig, Anna and Russell are leading members of the early music community in Chicago who have founded other ensembles such as the Haymarket Opera Company and Wayward Sisters, and regularly perform with Baroque Band, Callipygian Players, Music of the Baroque, and the Newberry Consort.
General Admission: $20
Students 13+ & Seniors: $10 (Contact us for tickets)
12 & under: Free
The great guitarist Mike Allemana will join Victor Garcia for an intimate afternoon performance. Victor will discuss learning tunes “from the bottom up.” This is an ideal way of studying harmony that lends itself to the most liberating approach to improvising.
Examiner.com’s Neil Tesser calls him “one of the most exciting young musicians.” Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich says that he “stands out as an ebullient soloist offering a formidable technique and a radiantly polished tone.” JazzChicago.net’s Brad Walseth regards him as a “young lion trumpeter.”
He’s as versatile as he is creative. His trumpet talent heralds his international acclaim. He sings, plays percussion, and his songwriting, arrangements and charts have led him to professorial positions at Roosevelt University, Loyola University and the University of Illinois in Chicago.
The lineup of greats he’s performed with speaks for itself: Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Spoon, Monty Alexander, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Manuelle, Nicholas Payton, La India, the Temptations, Steve Turre, BeBe Winans, Tito Puente, Jr., Paquito d’Rivera, Randy Brecker, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John. Victor has recorded on dozens of albums, three of them Grammy-nominated. He’s currently on tour with The Isley Brothers and released his debut album, The Grind/The Groove, in 2018.
