2008 Concerts
Saturday, January 19
Music at First
With cellist Marina Hoover
First United Church of Oak Park
Oak Park, IL
Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Op.65
Brahms: Sonata in F major, Op.99
Piazzolla: Grand Tango
Friday, January 25
Chicago Chamber Musicians Freshly Scored Series
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, IL
Paul Dresher: The Tyrant
Tuesday, January 29
Fulcrum Point Concert Series
Harris Hall
Chicago, IL
Sebastian Currier: Nightmaze
Richard Danielpour: River of Light
Geoffrey Gordon: Lux Solis Aeterna
Saturday, February 2
Schubertiade
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Fine Arts Building
Chicago, IL
Viola, Das Lied im Grünen, Der Knabe, Der Jüngling an die Quelle, Drang in die Ferne, Der Schiffer
Der Wanderer, Der Einsame
Monday, February 4
Chicago Chamber Musicians First Mondays
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm in Chicago
With Mathieu Dufour, flute
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Fantasies by Gaubert, Hue, Borne and Doppler
Sunday, February 10
Fulcrum Point Concert Series
Harris Hall
Chicago, IL
Family concert: “Passport to World Music”
Tuesday, February 12
CCPA Faculty recital
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley and pianist Dana Brown
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Messiaen: Chants de Terre et de Ciel
Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen
Saturday, February 23
Music at First
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
First United Church of Oak Park
Oak Park, IL
Sibelius: various songs
Kaija Saariaho: Quatre Instants
Grieg: Haugtussa
Sunday, March 2
St. Mark's Concert Series
With saxophonist Ashu
San Antonio, TX
Works by Ibert, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Morricone, Piazzolla and Demersseman
Sunday, March 9
Wisconsin Flute Festival
With CSO principal flautist Mathieu Dufour
Zelaso Center for the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Program to include Fantasies by Faure, Borne,
Taffanel, Doppler, and Hue
Thursday, March 13
Chamber Music Milwaukee Series
With UWM faculty violinist Bernard Zinck and hornist Greg Flint
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Elena Kats-Chernin: Trio for piano, violin and horn
Tuesday, March 18
Fulcrum Point Concert Series
Harris Hall
Chicago, IL
Derek Bermel: Continental Divide
Steven Mackey: Ground Swell
Louis Andriessen: Racconto dall'Inferno
Saturday, March 20
Recital with mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Sibelius: Six Songs, Op. 36
Kaija Saariaho: Quatre Instants
Grieg: Haugtussa
Friday, April 4
Concordia University-Chicago University Band
Geiseman Auditorium, Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Saturday, April 12
Music at First
With violinist Guillaume Combet
First United Church of Oak Park
Oak Park, IL
Beethoven: Romance in F major, Op. 50
Franck: Sonata
Ravel: Tzigane
Sunday, April 13
Gail Borden Public Library Series
With CSO hornist Dan Gingrich and violinist Dawn Gingrich
Elgin, IL
Brahms: Horn Trio, Op.40
Monday, April 14
Chicago Chamber Musicians Freshly Scored Series
Gottlieb Hall, Merit School of Music
Chicago, IL
Robert Chumbley: Three More Self Studies (world premiere)
Monday, April 21
Classical Monday Series
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Songs by Poulenc, Sibelius and Strauss
Friday, May 2
Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affair Series
With saxophonist Ashu
Columbia, KY
Saturday, May 3
Central Kentucky Arts Series
With saxophonist Ashu
Campbellsville, KY
Wednesday, May 28
Dame Myra Hess Concert Series
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With violinist Johanna Franzon
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Brahms: Scherzo from FAE sonata
Chausson: Poème, Op.25
Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op.83
Friday, June 13
The PianoForte Salon Series
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Fine Arts Building
Chicago, IL
Fauré: selections from La bonne chanson
Poulenc: Miroirs brûlants
Messiaen: selections from Harawi
Wednesday, June 18
Dame Myra Hess Concert Series
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With violinist Ilana Setapen
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Schumann: Sonata in A minor
Irving Schlein: Second Sonata (world premiere)
Wieniawski: Polonaise Brilliante in A major
Monday, July 7
Chicago Chamber Musicians First Mondays
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With violinist Joe Genualdi
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1
Monday, July 14
NHSMI Faculty Concert
with violinist Hal Grossman and cellist Michelle Senger
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor
Wednesday, July 30
Dame Myra Hess Concert Series
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With violist Jennifer Stumm
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Villa-Lobos: Song of the Black Swan
Prokofiev: "Dance of the Knights" from Romeo
and Juliet
Sunday, September 14
Concordia University faculty recital
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Bizet: selections from Children's Games
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Ropartz: Piece in E-flat Minor for trombone and piano
Friday, September 19
Recital with mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Messiaen: Harawi
Thursday, September 25
Recital with cellist Marina Hoover
Chestnut Square at the Glen
Glenview, IL
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op.69
Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op.102, No. 1
Piazzolla: Grand Tango
Sunday, September 28
Lake Forest Lyrica
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Songs by Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc, Dallapiccola,
Messiaen and Heggie
Sunday, October 5
Chicago Flute Club
With CSO principal flautist Mathieu Dufour
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Program to include Fantasies by Faure, Borne,
Taffanel, Gaubert, Doppler, and Hue
Wednesday, October 8
CCPA Faculty Recital
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Messiaen: Harawi
Monday, October 20
Lectures in Church Music
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley, CSO violinist Nathan Cole, CSO cellist Ken Olsen and clarinetist Kara Bancks
Chapel of Our Lord, Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Monday, October 27
Salon de Virtuosi
Gala concert with saxophonist Ashu
Steinway Hall
New York City, NY
Monday, November 3
"Live from WFMT"
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley and friends
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
Turnage: Two Baudelaire Songs
Turnage: Three Songs
Dallapiccola: Rencesvals
Messiaen: selections from Poèmes pour Mi
Thursday, November 6
Caminos del Inka Chamber Program
With flautist Jessica Warren-Acosta and clarinetist Gregory Oakes
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Gabriela Lena Frank: Canto de Harawi: "Amadeoso"
Juan Fiege: Meditacion para flauta y piano
Gonzalo Garrido-Lecca: Sonatina para flauta y piano (world premiere)
Thursday, November 13
Indiana State Contemporary Music Festival
With Fulcrum Point
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Stephen Barber: Semahane
Somei Satoh: Hikari
Thursday, November 20
CCPA Composition Faculty Recital
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Marita Bolles: Buddha Girl
Saturday, November 22
Ironton Council for the Arts
With saxophonist Ashu
Ohio University Southern
Ironton, OH
Saturday, November 29
EMMA Concert Series
With saxophonist Ashu
St. Augustine, FL
Wednesday, December 24
Dame Myra Hess Concert Series
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
With CSO violinist Nathan Cole
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Dvorak: Romance in F minor
Debussy: Sonata