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February 2019
NOVA III: New. Original. Vocal. Art.
Chicago-based Constellation Men's Ensemble brings NOVA III—their annual new music series, now in its third season—to Guarneri Hall! Featuring CME's largest world premiere yet by composer Nicholas Cline, this concert is sure to be an experience in sound and space.
Find out more »Bernard Rands 85th Birthday Concert
Join us in Guarneri Hall for a concert/party for Pulitzer- and Grammy-award winning composer Bernard Rands, who will celebrate his 85th birthday in March. The program will feature two special works by Rands along with works of Mozart and Debussy. UPDATE: All seats are now taken but you can still live stream the concert!
Find out more »March 2019
Matthew Zalkind Master Class
Renowned Denver-based cellist Matthew Zalkind, praised for his "impressive refinement, eloquent phrasing, and singing tone" by The New York Times, will teach a master class to five outstanding Chicago-area cello students. The public is invited to observe (free, but RSVP required).
Find out more »Tamás Varga Concert
Tamás Varga, principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic, has commissioned pieces by composers Aaron Jay Kernis, Gregory Vajda, Akira Nishimura and Zdzislaw Wysocki to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Zoltan Kodaly's Sonata in B minor for solo cello. In March, Varga will perform the Chicago premieres of those pieces in Guarneri Hall.
Find out more »Tamás Varga Master Class
Tamás Varga will teach a master class in Guarneri Hall the day after his performance of premieres for solo cello, also in Guarneri Hall. Students of Hans Jørgen Jensen, professor of cello at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, and Richard Hirschl, cellist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Artist Faculty at Chicago College of Performing Arts, will participate. The public is invited to observe (no admission charge, but RSVP required).
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