Trio Settecento Makes Nichols Hall Debut

The Music Institute of Chicago presents Trio Settecento-comprising Rachel Barton Pine, John Mark Rozendaal, and David Schrader-Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

For the program "Five at Twenty," Trio Settecento celebrates 20 years of making music with an evening of sonatas drawn from Arcangelo Corelli's Opus V of 1700, one of the most beloved publications in the history of music. This set of violin solos, comprising six "church sonatas" (containing fugues) and six "chamber sonatas" (mostly dances), offered compelling new conceptions of what both the violin and the sonata could achieve, a feat that has impacted the practice of instrumental music to the present day.

Trio Settecento-Rachel Barton Pine, baroque violin, viola d'amore, as well as a Music Institute alumna and Life Trustee; John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba, baroque cello; and David Schrader, harpsichord, positiv organ-formed in 1996 to perform 17th and 18th century chamber music from Italy, Germany, France, and England, using antique instruments of rare beauty and expressive power.

Trio Settecento performs Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $10 for students,
available at musicinst.org/faculty-guest-artist-series or 847.905.1500 ext. 108.
All programming is subject to change.
For more information, visit musicinst.org.

The Music Institute's 2017-18 Faculty and Guest Artist Series at Nichols Concert Hall continues with the Zukerman Trio, featuring Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth and Angela Cheng, May 20.

Music Institute of Chicago
The Music Institute of Chicago is dedicated to transforming lives through music education. Founded in 1931, the Music Institute has grown to become one of the largest and most respected community music schools in the nation. Offering musical excellence built on the strength of its distinguished faculty, commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services, the Music Institute is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Pre-collegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS). Each year, the Music Institute's teachers reach thousands of students of all ages and levels of experience. Music Institute locations include Chicago, Evanston, Winnetka, Lincolnshire, Lake Forest, and Downers Grove. In addition, the Music Institute is proud of its longstanding partnership with the Chicago Public Schools through its Arts Link program. The Music Institute offers lessons and classes, and concerts through its Community Music School, Academy, and Nichols Concert Hall.

Photos of Trio Settecento-John Mark Rozendaal, Rachel Barton Pine, and David Schrader-by Janette Beckman.

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