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OPEN HEART MLK TRIBUTE CONCERT

January 18-19

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve…You only need a heart full of grace.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This year’s MLK Tribute Concert honors Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black Chicago surgeon who performed the first success open-heart surgery in 1893 — just months before Dvořák premiered his “From the New World” Symphony.

Experience Kathryn Bostic’s joyful The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat,
Joel Thompson’s elegy for Breonna Taylor

Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler against a pink and blue firework background.

Bold. Innovative. Inclusive.

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Our Mission

“Pure and simple, the most innovative and forward-looking orchestra in existence.”

What to Expect

At Chicago Sinfonietta, we’ve reimagined the symphonic experience to be something new and fresh at every event. From our vibrant Maestra to our energetic lobby experience, no CS concert is the same. Join us as we celebrate symphonic music as a living artform with you at the very center.

Maestro Paul Freeman, CS Founder

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