Ryan McKinny Set for WINTEREISSE at Nichols Concert Hall, 4/10

Acclaimed American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny performs Franz Schubert's Winterreise, accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Buccheri, Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.

Winterreise (Winter Journey) is a cycle of 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller, which Schubert set to music for voice and piano (D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1827). It is the second of Schubert's two great song cycles on Müller's poems, the earlier being Die schöne Müllerin (D. 795, Op. 25, 1823). Composing Winterreise toward the end of his life, Schubert himself described it as "spine-chilling."
About Ryan McKinnyRyan McKinny has been praised as a lyrical bass-baritone voice that "drips with gold" (Opera News). He has performed major roles in operas and in concert, including for Houston Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Symphony & Opera, Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Italy's Spoleto Festival and more. In 2010 he made his European operatic debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and for Oper Leipzig. In the 2010-11 season, he debuts at the English National Opera, Semperoper Dresden and Hamburg State Opera. Performances in future seasons will include the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Houston Grand Opera.

About the Music Institute of Chicago
The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) believes that music has the power to sustain and nourish the human spirit; therefore, our mission is to provide the foundation for lifelong engagement with music. As one of the three largest and most respected community music schools in the nation, MIC's musical excellence is built on the strength of our distinguished faculty, commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services. Founded in 1931, MIC is one of the oldest community music schools in Illinois. MIC is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Each year, our world-class music teachers and arts therapists provide the highest quality arts education to more than 5,000 students of all ability levels, from birth to 100 years of age at campuses in Evanston, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, and Winnetka. MIC also offers lessons and programs at Steinway of Chicago stores in Northbrook and Downers Grove and early childhood and community engagement programs throughout the Chicago area and the North Shore. MIC's Nichols Concert Hall education/performance center, located in downtown Evanston, reaches approximately 14,000 people each year. MIC community engagement and partnership programs reach an additional 6,500 Chicago Public School students annually.
 
MIC offers lessons, classes, and programs through four distinct areas: Community School, The Academy, Creative Arts Therapy (Institute for Therapy through the Arts), and Nichols Concert Hall.
 
Tickets for Ryan McKinny on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. at MIC's Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students, available at musicinst.org or 847.905.1500 ext. 108. 

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