2001-2002


October 5, 2001

Family Fun! - Marita and the Wild Things

Columbus Auditorium of the SAIC (Public Performance)

Kathy Brock, ABC-TV anchor, guest narrator reading from classic literature accompanied by art projections from students at Rush Hospital's Snow City Arts Program; Jaso Star, Coordinator.

  • Bruce Adolphe -- Marita and her Hearts Desire (Chicago Premiere)
  • Randall Woolf -- Where the Wild Things Are Concert Suite (Chicago Premiere)

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November 11, 2001

Chicago Humaities Festival: Copland, Corigliano and the Movies

1st Methodist Church

  • Bernard Herrmann -- Psycho Narrative
  • John Corigliano / Maria Bachmann, violin -- Red Violin Suite
  • Toru Takemitsu -- Toward the Sea II
  • Aaron Copland -- Music for the Movies
Guest Artist:
  • Maria Bachmann, violin

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December 18, 2001

4th Annual Hoilday Candlelight Concert for Peace: An Interfaith Concert for Healing

St. James Cathedral

Music with meditations, readings, chants and recitations from Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions with Sonam Dhargye, Bishop Scantlebury, Syed Sikander and Rabbi Lowenstein

  • Arvo Pärt -- Fratres
  • Aaron J. Kernis -- Musica Celestes
  • Behjad Ranjbaran -- Elegy (Chicago Premiere)
  • Somel Satoh -- Toward the Night (Chicago Premiere)
  • Alan Hovhaness Tzaikerk -- Evening Dance

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February 12, 2002

Carnivale! Mardi Gras Concert / Dance Party

Ballroom of the SAIC

  • Sedicias Metalifonico (Chicago Premiere)
  • Frank Zappa -- Dupree's Paradise; Harry, you're a beast; T'mershi DuWeen; Big Swifty
  • Daniel Schnyder -- Brass Quintet (Chicago Premiere)
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim -- Wave, One Note Samba
  • John Halle -- Soft Shoe (Chicago Premiere)
  • John Nelson -- Fanfare for Nothing / Sleepless (Chicago Premiere)
  • Trad. Costa Rican Coballito Nicoyano

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April 6, 2002

Bowles, Brecht, Burlesque and the Blues

Columbus Auditorium of the SAIC

Special Guests - Studs Terkel / Tony Arnold, soprano / Dave Belden, actor

  • Paul Bowles -- Music for a Farce, Next to Nothing: Collected Poems of Paul Bowles
  • Christopher Berg -- Three Songs by Frank O' Hara:Lana Turner has collapsed!, Is it dirty?, I'm goint to New York!
  • James Sellars -- Beulah in Chicago (Chicago Premiere)
  • Stefan Wolpe -- Quartet, Brecht Songs
  • Hanns Eisler -- Hollywood Elegies
  • Kurt Weill -- Surabaya-Johnny
  • Paul Shoenfield -- Burlesque (Chicago Premiere)

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May 11, 2000

¡Viva Frida! ¡Viva Mexico!

Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago

Concert with Art Lecture / Slide Show.  Guest Artist - Angelina Reaux, soprano

  • Javier Alvarez -- Quemar las Naves (Chicago Premiere)
  • Arturo Marquez -- Octeto Malandro (Chicago Premiere)
  • Frida Khalo art lecture by Mary Sue Glossner from the AIC
  • Robert Xavier Rodriguez Frida -- Opera Suite on the life of Khalo (Chicago Premiere)

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