1999-2000

November 11, 1999

Chicago Humanities Festival: The Old / New Song 'n' Dance, A 20th Century Retrospective

Ballroom of the SAIC

Lorca Poetry intersperced with musical works

  • Revueltas -- Homenahae a Frederico Carcia Lorca
  • Rodrigo -- Seranade al Alba del Dia
  • de Falla / Orch. Burns -- Siete Canciones Poplares Españolas (World Premiere)
  • Bellinati -- Jongo
  • Aaron J. Kernis -- 100 Greatest Dance Hits
  • Leon Kirchner -- Music for 12 (Chicago Premiere)
  • Randal Woolf -- Shakedown (Chicago Premiere)
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December 2, 1999

2nd Annual Holiday Candlelight Concert for Peace: Alleluia - Hallelujah!

St. James Cathedral

Guest Artists - Jonita Lattimore & The Chicago Childrens Choir

  • J.S. Bach -- Brandenburg #2, Brandenburg #5
  • Mozart -- Exultate Jubilate
  • Rossi -- Helleluya Haleli Nafshi
  • Beethoven -- Helleujah from Mt. Olive
  • Handel -- Helleujah
  • Richard Smallwood -- Total Praise
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February 11, 2000

Rock 'n' Roll is Here to Stay!

Hothouse

  • Michael Daugherty -- Motown Metal (Chicago Premiere)
  • Belinda Reynolds -- Weave (Chicago Premiere)
  • David Lang -- Anvil Chorus
  • Daniel Becker -- Droned (Chicago Premiere)
  • Daniel Kellogg -- Iron Fist (Chicago Premiere)
  • Igor Stravinsky -- Fanfare for a New Theatre
  • Alvin Etler -- Brass Quintet
  • Mark Mellits -- Groove Canons (Chicago Premiere)
  • Frank Zappa / Burns -- The Black Page (World Premiere)
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May 19, 2000

Big Band Blues and Swing Concert / Dance Party

Parkwest

Guest Artists - Charles Neidich, Eric Schneider & the Schneider Big Band

  • Andre Jolivet -- Concertino
  • Charlie Parker -- Bird with Strings, Trans. Lindberg
  • Aaron Copland -- Clarinet Concerto

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