Reviews and Features

January 2012

Chicago Sinfonietta raises the bar on its annual King concert tradition
Chicago Sun-Times

Sinfonietta offers a rousing and eclectic MLK birthday program
Chicago Classical Review

September 2011

Spirited maestra Chen launches orchestra’s new season, new era
Chicago Tribune

Mei-Ann Chen dazzles in Sinfonietta debut
Chicago Sun-Times

Chen launches new era for Sinfonietta with blazing Beethoven
Chicago Classical Review

August 2011

New director Mei-Ann Chen a perfect fit for Sinfonietta
Chicago Sun-Times

May 2011

A baton is passed and a legacy is celebrated
Chicago Tribune

Paul Freeman receives a grand farewell bow
Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sinfonietta – a fond farewell to Maestro Paul Freeman
Chicago Classical Music

The Chicago Sinfonietta Review – 24th Season Concludes With Passing of the Baton
Splash Magazine

Maestro Paul Freeman – Chicago Sinfonietta’s Founder Retires
Tavis Smiley Show

Interview – Paul Freeman of Chicago Sinfonietta
Time Out Chicago

Sinfonietta chief passes the baton
Chicago Sun-Times

Thank you Maestro
WFMT

Paul Freeman bids farewell to the orchestra he made the most diverse in the nation
Chicago Tribune

April 2011

Sinfonietta’s new director Mei Ann-Chen plans 3 world premieres
Chicago Sun-Times

Diversity rules in Chen’s first year with Sinfonietta
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Sinfonietta to make new west suburban home at Wentz Concert Hall
North Central College

January 2011

Martin Luther King Day concert is fanfare for uncommon man
Chicago Sun-Times

‘Concerto for a Genius’ shows promise, but needs more fire from the piano
Chicago Tribune

Freeman’s final MLK program with Sinfonietta takes a nostalgic look back
Chicago Classical Review

King’s dream lives in orchestra’s diversity
Pioneer Press

Let music shake off those winter blues!
Making Chicago Home

A Dream Unfolds
Arte Y Vida

October 2010

Mighty Sinfonietta music begins Freeman’s final season
Chicago Sun-Times

Sinfonietta opens season with uncommon salute to the common man
Chicago Classical Review

August 2010

Chicago’s Most Diverse Orchestra Gets More Diverse
NBC Chicago

Taiwan-born conductor to lead Chicago Sinfonietta
Taiwan Today

At a Chicago Orchestra, Diversity Is on the Program
New York Times

Chicago Sinfonietta announces new Music Director
Time out Chicago

Chicago Sinfonietta unveils new music director
Daily Herald

I Want to Change the Face of Orchestras: Chen
Fox Chicago

Chicago Sinfonietta Orchestra Gets New Maestro
CBS2

New Memphis Symphony director to wave two batons
Go Memphis

Chicago Sinfonietta Selects New Music Director
WBEZ – Chicago Public Radio

Nation’s most diverse orchestra hires new conductor in synch with its mission
Chicago Tribune

Memphis Symphony’s Chen to lead Sinfonietta
Chicago Sun-Times

Mei-Ann Chen named music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Classical Review

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA ANNOUNCES NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR: MEI-ANN CHEN
Chicago Sinfonietta

Mei-Ann Chen Bio
Chicago Sinfonietta

July 2010

Heart and Soul: Profile of Maestro Paul Freeman
ABC 7

May 2010

Williams exudes Sinfonietta cred
Chicago Sun-Times

Classical Gets Hip with Harlem Quartet, Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Classical Music

Is Williams the next leader of the Chicago Sinfonietta?
Chicago Tribune

March 2010

De la Parra ignites fervo
Chicago Sun-Times

Young Mexican conductor makes terrific Chicago debut with Sinfonietta
Chicago Classical Review

Alondra de la Parra Brings Out the Best in Sinfonietta
Chicago Classical Music

January 2010

The Chicago Sinfonietta’s presentation of A Dream Unfolds
Making Chicago Home

Sinfonietta’s Beethoven 9th, debut to remember
Chicago Sun-Times

King’s dream fuses with Beethoven for heart-warming Sinfonietta event
Chicago Classical Review

November 2009

Funny side of Sinfonietta
Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sinfonietta’s presentation of Laughter
Making Chicago Home

October 2009

Chicago Sinfonietta West Meets East at Symphony Center
Timeout Chicago

Chicago Sinfonietta at 23; true ‘fusion’ music
Dwight Casimere

West meets East as Sinfonietta kicks off transitional season
Chicago Classical Review

Mei-Ann Chen airmails resume to Sinfonietta
Chicago Sun-Times

West Meets East at the Chicago Sinfonietta
The Local Tourist