May 31, 2020 – February 9, 2020
May 2020
Musica sacra - Guest Chorus Director (canceled)
Music of the Baroque • Chicago
PURCELL
In Nomine in 6 parts
BYRD
Mass for 4 Voices
PURCELL
In Nomine in 7 parts
ALLEGRI
Miserere mei, Deus
VIVALDI
Gloria
Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra
Jane Glover, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
May 2020
Musica sacra - Guest Chorus Director (canceled)
Music of the Baroque • Northbrook
PURCELL
In Nomine in 6 parts
BYRD
Mass for 4 Voices
PURCELL
In Nomine in 7 parts
ALLEGRI
Miserere mei, Deus
VIVALDI
Gloria
Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra
Jane Glover, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
May 2020
Musica sacra - Guest Chorus Director (canceled)
Music of the Baroque • Northbrook
PURCELL
In Nomine in 6 parts
BYRD
Mass for 4 Voices
PURCELL
In Nomine in 7 parts
ALLEGRI
Miserere mei, Deus
VIVALDI
Gloria
Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra
Jane Glover, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
May 2020
Alain Altinoglu Conducts Carmina Burana - Chorus Assistant Conductor (canceled)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana
Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor
May 2020
Alain Altinoglu Conducts Carmina Burana - Chorus Assistant Conductor (canceled)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana
Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor
May 2020
Alain Altinoglu Conducts Carmina Burana - Chorus Assistant Conductor (canceled)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana
Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor
Mar 2020
Carmina Burana - Chorus Director (canceled)
Fort Wayne Philharmonic • Fort Wayne
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano
Patrick Muehleise, tenor
Christian Bowers, baritone
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children's Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director
Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus, Dr. Nancy Menk, director
Mussorgsky — Night on Bald Mountain
Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op. 102
Orff — Carmina Burana
Feb 2020
Solemn High Mass for Ash Wednesday
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806) Missa Quadragesimalis, MH 552
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Exaltabo te Domine
James MacMillan (b. 1959) Qui meditabitur (2010), from The Strathclyde Motets
Mode I Psalm 51
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Feb 2020
Fiesta coral mexicana - Guest Music Director
Chicago a cappella • Oak Park
Fiesta Coral Mexicana
Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.
Feb 2020
Fiesta coral mexicana - Guest Music Director
Chicago a cappella • Naperville
Fiesta Coral Mexicana
Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.
Feb 2020
Fiesta coral mexicana - Guest Music Director
Chicago a cappella • Chicago
Fiesta Coral Mexicana
Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.
Feb 2020
Fiesta coral mexicana - Guest Music Director
Chicago a cappella • Evanston
Fiesta Coral Mexicana
Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.