January 16
Saturday, 8:00pm

Wentz Concert Hall
North Central College
171 E. Chicago Ave
Naperville map…

January 17
Sunday, 2:30pm

Dominican University
7900 W Division
River Forest map…

January 18
Monday, 7:30pm

Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
220 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago map…

Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Gwendolyn Brown, alto
Richard Drews, tenor
Bruce Hall, baritone
Northwestern University Chorus
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre

Paul Freeman, Conductor
Kazem Abdullah, Guest conductor

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

Kazem Abdullah, guest conductor

Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Gwendolyn Brown, alto
Richard Drews, tenor
Bruce Hall, baritone

Maestro Paul Freeman opens our annual tribute to the legacy of the visionary leader with Faure's serene masterpiece and follows with the power of spirituals and their deep well of faith. The Northwestern University Chorus joins us on Beethoven’s majestic 9th Symphony, with its celebratory Ode to Joy, under the baton of the rising young conductor Kazem Abdullah.

GABRIEL FAURÈ
Pavane Opus 50

HALE SMITH
Four Negro Spirituals
  Gwendolyn Brown, alto
  Jonita Lattimore, soprano
  Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9

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

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

The Chicago Sinfonietta’s presentation of A Dream Unfolds
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