Celebration of Latin-American Music Features Reverón Piano Trio April 1, KAIA String Quartet April 22, and Pacho Flores and Elena Abend May 13.
The Music Institute of Chicago has partnered with Strings of Latin America and the Reverón Piano Trio to produce Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana, a three-concert guest artist series featuring music by Latin-American composers in April and May at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The performances also will be available via livestream.
Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana highlights the richness and diversity of classical repertoire written by Latin-American composers. By complementing the performances with community education activities focused on Latin-American music, Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana shines a spotlight on a group of composers and their music-classical repertoire that has long been under-represented or unheard. Music Institute President and CEO Dr. Mark George said, "We are honored to collaborate with the Reverón Piano Trio and Strings of Latin America to present world-class artists performing exciting, rarely heard repertoire in a landmark performance space. This is music that needs to be heard!" Strings of Latin America (SOLA) is an official partner of The Sphinx Organization with the purpose of generating social engagement through the promotion of diversity in the classical music world. The Music Institute hopes to make Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana an annual concert series at Nichols Concert Hall and include a robust education component, which will be available to K-12 schools and other organizations in the community.The series continues Friday, April 22 with KAIA String Quartet (above), featuring violinists Victoria Moreira and Naomi Culp, violist Amanda Grimm, and cellist Hope DeCelle. Devoted to promoting the rich and colorful music of Latin America, KAIA is active in the U.S. and abroad, as well as in the Chicago music scene, and is in residence at DePaul University's Community Music Division. The program includes works by José Bragato, Claudio Santoro, Silvestre Revueltas, Elbio Barilari, and Astor Piazzolla.
Celebración de la Música Latinoamericana:
Reverón Trio-Friday, April 1
KAIA String Quartet-Friday, April 22
Pacho Flores and Elena Abend-Friday, May 13
all at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
In-person tickets are $50 for VIP seating and $25 in advance,
available at nicholsconcerthall.org, and $30 at the door.
Livestream access to the pre-concert talk and concert is $25,
available at nicholsconcerthall.org.
All programming is subject to change.
The Nichols Concert Hall concert series is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and sponsorship from ITW.
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