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Dominican University
7900 W Division
River Forest map…
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
220 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago map…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Kevin Iega Jeff, Artistic Director
Chicago Children's Choir
Josephine Lee, Artistic Director
Paul Freeman, conductor
Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet
Abels
American Variations on Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Guarnieri
Three Dances for Orchestra
Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Steffe/
Wilhousky
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Traditional
We Shall Overcome
Bring your family to experience music and dance honoring an American hero. The Chicago Sinfonietta's annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is "for area music lovers, the place to be" (Chicago Tribune 2005) to celebrate the legacy of this visionary leader.
The program
begins with the Chicago Sinfonietta performing Tchaikovsky’s Romeo
and Juliet and Michael Abels’ American Variations on Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot. 
The Chicago Sinfonietta will then be joined by Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater to perform World Premiere choreography by Kevin Iega Jeff to Brazilian composer Guarnieri’s Three Dances for Orchestra. The Chicago Children's Choir is featured in Bernstein's glorious Chichester Psalms and Steffe’s traditional Battle Hymn of the Republic.
All Artists, Programs, Dates and Locations subject to change.
This performance generously sponsored by:
Media sponsors:
Official Restaurant & Hotel
Special Pre & Post-Concert 3-Course Menu, $35/person.
$9 valet parking during the concert with dinner purchase.