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West meets East

guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen

Mei-Ann Chen, guest conductor

Jeremy Jordan, piano

Jeremy Jordan, piano

Sunday, October 4, 2009, 2:30 PM | Dominican University
Monday October 5, 2009, 7:30 PM | Symphony Center

The romantic impressionism of Europe meets the music of Asia when 20-year old piano virtuoso Jeremy Jordan joins Erhu player Betti Xiang and the Northern Illinois University Gamelan Ensemble. Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen shares the podium with Maestro Paul Freeman in this landmark season opening concert.

DAVID M. GORDON
Hollow Psalm for Javanese Gamelan and Orchestra

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 1

MAURICE RAVEL
Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite

HE ZHANHAO / CHEN GANG
The Butterfly Lovers Concerto

Laughter!

Michael Morgan, guest conductor

Michael Morgan, guest conductor

Katherine Stubbins, trombone

Katherine Stubbins, trombone

Monday, November 2, 2009, 7:30 PM | Symphony Center

Think you can’t laugh at the symphony? Think again! The Chicago Humanities Festival theme of Laughter is explored in our annual collaboration when guest conductor Michael Morgan delves into the humorous impulses of composers past and present. Sinfonietta principal trombonist Katherine Stubbins adds to the merriment. Guaranteed to make you smile.

JACQUES IBERT
Divertissement

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Dead Elvis

DAVID BAKER
Concerto for Trombone and String Orchestra

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 4

A Dream Unfolds: Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kazem Abdullah, guest conductor

Kazem Abdullah, guest conductor

Jonita Lattimore, soprano

Jonita Lattimore, soprano

Sunday, January 17, 2010, 2:30 PM | Dominican University
Monday, January 18 2010, 7:30 PM | Symphony Center

Our annual tribute to the legacy of the visionary leader begins with Faure and follows with the power of spirituals and their deep well of faith. The Northwestern University Chorus joins us on Beethoven’s majestic Ninth Symphony, with its celebratory Ode to Joy, under the baton of the rising young conductor Kazem Abdullah.

GABRIEL FAURÈ
Pavane Opus 50

Four Spirituals
sung by alto Gwendolyn Brown and soprano Jonita Lattimore

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9
  Gwendolyn Brown, alto
  Richard Drews, tenor
  Bruce Hall, baritone
  Jonita Lattimore, soprano

Las Américas

Alondra de la Parra, guest conductor

Alondra de la Parra, guest conductor

Tony Rymer, cello

Tony Rymer, cello

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 2:30 PM | Dominican University
Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 PM | Symphony Center

We’re proud to present the Chicago debuts of guest conductor Alondra de la Parra and Sphinx award winning cellist, Tony Rymer. Raised in Mexico City, the not yet 30-year old de la Parra is the founder and artistic director of New York’s Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. She leads the Sinfonietta through pieces from North and South America as well as Beethoven’s lively and rhythmic 7th Symphony.

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Tangazo

ARTURO MÀRQUEZ
Espejos en la Arena

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 7

Harlem Quartet

Harlem Quartet

Harlem Quartet

Paul Freeman, music director and conductor

Paul Freeman,
music director and conductor

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2:30 PM | Dominican University
Monday, May 17, 2010, 7:30 PM | Symphony Center

The Chicago Sinfonietta and the Harlem Quartet join forces to create a dynamic collection of sounds and styles. The young, innovative and daring all-Black and Latino ensemble will dazzle you with their passion and artistry.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Overture to Der Schauspieldirekter

Sinfonia Concertante,
for Violin and Viola, K.364 - Mvt. I

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Concerto For Violin and Cello, Op 102 - Mvt.I

MICHAEL ABELS
Delights and Dances

ZOLTÀN KODÀLY
Dances of Galanta

Chamber Series at the Joffrey

Dancer in the Joffrey Tower

 

Friday, November 27, 2009, 7:30 PM
Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30 PM
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7:30 PM

We join with The Joffrey Ballet on an innovative new Chamber Series. The concerts will take place at the new, state-of-the-art Joffrey Tower. These intimate concerts, performed by members of the Sinfonietta and others in chamber-sized ensembles, will showcase music inspired by dance performed with members of The Joffrey.

The Joffrey Tower is located at 10 E. Randolph Street in Chicago.

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All Artists, Programs, Dates and Locations subject to change.