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Exhibition: Sweet, Juicy, and Rebellious, works by Linye Jiang

Ongoing
Evanston
Sweet, Juicy, and Rebellious Works by Linye Jiang 江麟冶 "Fruit" was historically a derogatory term in Western culture, targeting gay men by associating them with femininity. In "Sweet, Juicy, and Rebell...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729004400

Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968–72

Starting October 16, 2024
Evanston
An exhibition drawn from the collections of The Block Museum and Northwestern Libraries During a pivotal period in American public life, Bev Grant participated in and photographed radical political m...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729098000

Federico Solmi: The Great Farce

Starting October 16, 2024
Evanston
Past and present, history and amusement, reality and spectacle are conflated and distorted in Federico Solmi’s monumental media work, The Great Farce (2017). This immersive video is made up of nine vi...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729098000

Looking 101

Starting October 16, 2024
Evanston
Class is in session. Learn to look through art. The average museum visitor spends fewer than 30 seconds looking at a work of art. It usually takes us far less time than that to draw conclusions about ...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729098000

The Block Collects - Fall 2024

Starting October 16, 2024
Evanston
Every year The Block brings new works of art into the collection to support Northwestern University’s teaching and learning mission. Each work becomes part of an expanding resource that students, facu...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729098000

Desaparecidas (The Missing Ones)

Starting October 18, 2024
Chicago
Rising musical theater composer and 2023 Jonathan Larson Award winner Jaime Lozano comes to AMTP to continue development of this new state-fair concert musical about stories of disappeared women from ...
Theatre and DanceOctober 20241729297800
A line of Union Jack flags hangs over a sunny, grassy yard with a wooden fence.

Benjamin Britten's "Albert Herring"

Starting November 21, 2024
Evanston
Joachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors; members of the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuou...
MusicNovember 20241732239000

Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland

Starting January 25, 2025
Evanston
Zhegagoynak, the place now known as Chicagoland, is a vital center for Indigenous art, past and present. Through the perspectives of four collaborating artists with connections to Zhegagoynak—Andrea C...
Visual ArtsJanuary 20251737828000

17th Annual Writers Fest

Starting April 21, 2025
Evanston
Writers and full schedule coming soon!
Literary ArtsApril 20251745267400
Musicians play seated onstage playing saxophone, guitar, woodwinds, cello, and violin.

Contemporary Music Ensemble

October 18, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Ben Bolter, conductor; Marc Mellits, guest composer  The ensemble welcomes guest composer Marc Mellits for a performance of his lively and charming 240 Weeks, inspired by the impending arrival of six ...
MusicOctober 20241729297800
Black and white photos of Cedar Walton playing piano and J. J. Johnson playing trombone

Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Cedar Walton and J. J. Johnson

October 21, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors  Cedar Walton was a hard bop jazz pianist who came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. His compositions “Firm Roots,” “Bolivia,” “Ho...
MusicOctober 20241729557000

SOLD OUT Sandra Cisneros: Reading, Discussion, and Performance from the Opera "The House on Mango Street"

October 22, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
The Litowitz MFA+MA Program and the Bienen School of Music are proud to present Sandra Cisneros, in conversation with Derek Bermel. The program will include a reading, a discussion with Derek Bermel, ...
Literary ArtsOctober 20241729636200

Exhibition Keynote: Federico Solmi in Conversation

October 23, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
Join us to celebrate our current exhibition Federico Solmi: The Great Farce. Artist Federico Solmi will be in conversation with Özge Samanci, Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Keyman...
Visual ArtsOctober 20241729724400

Lecture by Jules Gill-Peterson

October 24, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Join us for a night with scholar Jules Gill-Peterson on Thursday Oct 24th from 5pm-6:30pm as she discusses her new work, titled "Deindustrialization and the FTM, or Why Did Trans Men Start Medically T...
HumanitiesOctober 20241729807200

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

October 24, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, Evanston
 Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on ...
Theatre and DanceOctober 20241729814400
An orchestra of musicians play on stage, including strings, piano, woodwinds, and percussion.

Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra

October 24, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Harvey Felder, conductor  Johann Christian Bach, Symphony in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 2 (Lucio Silla Overture)  Jessie Montgomery, Records from a Vanishing City  Georges Bizet, Symphony No. 1 in C ...
MusicOctober 20241729816200
Musicians play onstage playing French horns and woodwinds.

 Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Origins and Intersections

October 25, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Robert Taylor, conductor; Shruti Ramani, vocalist Director of Bands Robert Taylor’s inaugural concert honors past traditions and explores future intentions. This eclectic program explores connections ...
MusicOctober 20241729902600

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

October 26, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on ...
Theatre and DanceOctober 20241729969200

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

October 27, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on ...
Theatre and DanceOctober 20241730055600
A large band plays onstage, playing woodwinds, brass, and strings.

Symphonic Band

October 27, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Shawn Vondran, conductor The Symphonic Band’s performance opens with Jennifer Jolley’s Lichtweg (Lightway), inspired by a neon light installation at the Munich Airport, followed by Frank Ticheli’s An...
MusicOctober 20241730059200
A choir dressed in black sings on a church stage in front of stained glass windows.

A Concert for Hope

October 27, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
 Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir and soloists; Eric Budzynski, organ This compelling concert addresses the scourge of gun violence in our country while offering uplifting hope for...
MusicOctober 20241730066400
Theolonius Monk sitting at the piano and Charlie Parker playing the saxophone.

Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Thelonious Monk and "Chasin' the Bird"--The Music of Charlie Parker

October 28, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors Pianist and composer Thelonious Monk made an indelible mark on the jazz world with his unique improvisational style. His early career gigs at Minton’s Playhous...
MusicOctober 20241730161800
Jazz orchestra students perform seated onstage.

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Chick Corea

October 31, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner, conductor; Victor Dey, Jr., piano  Pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea was a prominent figure in the jazz fusion movement, collaborating with such artists as Miles Davis, St...
MusicOctober 20241730421000
Clayton Stephenson smiling and sitting on the edge of a stage with a piano in the background

Clayton Stephenson, piano

November 1, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Stephenson is not just a remarkable virtuoso, but a poet, a dramatist and a master story-teller.” —Gramophone American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for mu...
MusicNovember 20241730507400

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

November 2, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Evanston
SENSORY PERFORMANCE Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra ...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241730563200

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

November 2, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on ...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241730574000
The violin section of an orchestra plays on a wooden stage.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

November 2, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Donald Schleicher, conductor John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine  Vivan Fung, Prayer  Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
MusicNovember 20241730593800

Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go!

November 3, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers; they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on ...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241730664000
Marguerite Lynn Williams sits onstage playing the harp.

Marguerite Lynn Williams, harp

November 3, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Principal harpist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra, as well as a founding member of the Chicago Harp Quartet and International Chamber Artists, Marguerite Lynn Williams has garnered critical a...
MusicNovember 20241730667600
A conductor stands with his hands up, conducting a choir of students.

 Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: Evensong—A remarkable stillness and serenity of soul

November 3, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
Andrew Megill, Victoria Marshall, Tim Lambert, Ari Carrillo, and Ian Morris, conductors; Eric Budzynski, organ   In keeping with tradition, the ensemble opens the year with a concert modeled on the An...
MusicNovember 20241730674800
A semicircle of brass players perform as a conductor leads from the front.

Evening of Brass

November 5, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Gail Williams, director  Music written and arranged for brass, from small to large ensembles. 
MusicNovember 20241730856600
A drummer plays four timpanis while another plays a bass drum.

Percussion Ensemble

November 7, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
She-e Wu, director An eclectic evening of rhythms. 
MusicNovember 20241731029400
Jazzmeia looks contemplatively into the camera, with an elaborate and colorful flower arrangement on her head.

Jazzmeia Horn Quartet

November 8, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Hailed as “the next big carrier of straight-ahead jazz’s vocal tradition” by the New York Times, Jazzmeia Horn is the winner of the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and the 201...
MusicNovember 20241731115800
A conductor leads a large choir in a semicircle, accompanied by a small group of brass musicians.

University Chorale: Just a passing phase...

November 9, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 A. J. Keller and Ari Carillo, conductors; Chuck Foster, collaborative pianist Join University Chorale for a contemplation (and celebration) of the transient nature of the human condition with a selec...
MusicNovember 20241731202200
A circle of singers perform around a pianist.

Northwestern Camerata: Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow

November 10, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Tim Lambert, conductor Join the Northwestern Camerata as they explore the nuanced emotions of joy and sorrow in the human experience through music. This concert features a diverse range of repertoire...
MusicNovember 20241731272400
Musicians stand onstage performing behind a conductor, including violins, a double bass, a cello, and a harpsichord.

Baroque Music Ensemble

November 10, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Stephen Alltop, conductor  Talented members of the Baroque Music Ensemble are featured in a variety of Baroque concertos, including J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 and C. P. E. Bach’s Harpsich...
MusicNovember 20241731288600
Duke Ellington sits at a piano, grinning broadly.

Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble: Beyond Category—The Music of Duke Ellington

November 12, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Darius Hampton, conductor  Pianist, bandleader, and composer Duke Ellington was one of the most significant figures in the development of jazz. Ellington wrote thousands of songs and led the iconic ba...
MusicNovember 20241731461400

Antigone

November 15, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241731720600
Musicians stand playing on a platform, including two cellists, two violinist, and a flautist.

Contemporary Music Ensemble

November 15, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Ben Bolter, conductor  A new student work  Shawn Okpebholo, CryptOlogie  Philippe Hurel, Pour l’image  Kaija Saariaho, Io 
MusicNovember 20241731720600

Antigone

November 16, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241731807000
A portrait of the Kupinski Duo performing together

Kupinski Guitar Duo

November 16, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series "elegance of sound (...) and maturity of interpretation.” —Twoja Muza Magazine The Kupinski Guitar Duo, comprised of Ewa Jablczynska and Dariusz Kupinski, h...
MusicNovember 20241731807000

Antigone

November 17, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241731873600
A conductor leads woodwinds players.

Concert Band

November 17, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Daniel J. Farris, conductor  Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards, including works by Frank Ticheli, Hugh Stuart, James Curnow, and Ralph Vaughan W...
MusicNovember 20241731877200
Two rows of singers perform on a wooden stage, led by a conductor and a pianist.

University Singers: To Sow With Tears

November 17, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston
 A. J. Keller and Ian Morris, conductors; Chuck Foster, collaborative pianist  University Singers presents a cathartic program of works from a variety of styles and musical eras. 
MusicNovember 20241731888000
Four musicians play jazz on a stage, playing piano, saxophone, trumpet, and double bass.

Jazz Small Ensembles: New Beginnings—Student Originals

November 20, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors  Students in the Joe Clark and Darius Hampton ensembles showcase their creativity with a program of original compositions and new arrangements. 
MusicNovember 20241732152600

Antigone

November 21, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732239000

Antigone

November 22, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732325400

MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks

November 22, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Evanston
On a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-October, three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast. As they drink and joke, Elly, Jen, and Gayle try to figure out what it means to be a woman in the wo...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732325400
A row of brass musicians and percussionists play on a wooden stage.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Courage

November 22, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Robert Taylor, conductor  This concert explores themes of wholeheartedness, resilience, and bravery. Two epic works—Catherine Likhuta’s Bury and Rise and Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968—anchor the ...
MusicNovember 20241732325400

MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks

November 23, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:15 PM, Evanston
On a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-October, three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast. As they drink and joke, Elly, Jen, and Gayle try to figure out what it means to be a woman in the wo...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732392000

Antigone

November 23, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732411800
Four classical guitarists play seated.

Guitar Ensemble

November 23, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Anne Waller, director Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble. 
MusicNovember 20241732411800

MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks

November 23, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Evanston
On a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-October, three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast. As they drink and joke, Elly, Jen, and Gayle try to figure out what it means to be a woman in the wo...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732411800

Antigone

November 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
 Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition into a single, universa...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732478400

MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks

November 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:15 PM, Evanston
On a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-October, three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast. As they drink and joke, Elly, Jen, and Gayle try to figure out what it means to be a woman in the wo...
Theatre and DanceNovember 20241732478400
The music academy faculty stands and sits, smiling for the camera in the concert hall.

Music Academy Faculty Recital

November 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Join the faculty of the Music Academy for a free recital to raise awareness and support for the Academy. With a Northwestern history that dates back to the late 1800s, the Bienen School’s community mu...
MusicNovember 20241732478400
A densely-packed stage of musicians, including cellos, violins, and violas.

Philharmonia

November 24, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Diego Hernandez, conductor  Gustav Holst, Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy  Georges Bizet, Selections from Carmen, Suites 1 and 2 
MusicNovember 20241732482000
A saxophone lit with red and blue lighting.

Heritage/Evolution: Northwestern

November 24, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
In a first-ever collaboration, the Northwestern University saxophone studio and jazz program come together to present a concert of music by jazz luminaries past and present, including John Coltrane, M...
MusicNovember 20241732498200
Four musicians play jazz onstage, including upright bass, trombone, drums, piano, and saxophone.

Jazz Small Ensembles: New Beginnings—Student Originals

November 25, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors Enjoy original compositions and new arrangements by students in the Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort ensembles. 
MusicNovember 20241732584600
An overhead angle of a musician playing a marimba with two mallets in each hand.

Marimba Concert

November 25, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 She-e Wu, director An evening of music spotlighting the distinctive sonic palette of the marimba. 
MusicNovember 20241732584600
Rows of violinists and violists play onstage.

Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra

December 5, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Harvey Felder, conductor George Walker, Tangents for Chamber Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Prayer from Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 (“Mozartiana”)  W. A. Mozart, Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K....
MusicDecember 20241733448600
Rows of brass players play onstage as a conductor in a purple robe conducts.

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Tom Garling and Joe Clark

December 5, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner, conductor The Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra’s second fall-quarter performance highlights music by two Bienen School faculty members. Trombonist Tom Garling began his career t...
MusicDecember 20241733448600
Two rows of singers stand in a semicircle, led by a conductor on a tall stage with floor to ceiling windows behind them.

Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: Scattering Dark and Light

December 6, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Andrew Megill, conductor Join the singers of BCE as they explore the choral works of Samuel Barber, who has been praised as America’s most profound composer of vocal music. The program will include h...
MusicDecember 20241733535000
A band of woodwinds, brass, and percussionists play as a conductor leads.

Symphonic Band

December 6, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Shawn Vondran, conductor The Symphonic Band’s second fall-quarter concert opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’s monumental Toccata Marziale, which turned 100 this year. Joel Love’s Musica Dei, donum op...
MusicDecember 20241733535000
An orchestra plays onstage, including lines of double basses, violinists, and woodwinds players.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

December 7, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
 Donald Schleicher, conductor; Natalia Warthen, saxophone (Northwestern Concerto Competition winner) Carl Maria von Weber, Oberon Overture  Paul Creston, Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Op. 26  Sergei Pr...
MusicDecember 20241733621400
A choir sings on a church stage, led by a conductor and in front of a large blue stained glass window.

A Festival of Lessons and Carols

December 8, 2024
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Evanston
 Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir; Philharmonia; Millar Brass Ensemble  A beloved holiday tradition continues, where readings and musical gems combine to portray the Christmas mira...
MusicDecember 20241733675400
Jeffrey Siegel seated at a grand piano in front of an audience on the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall stage

A Few of Our Favorite Things

December 13, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Beloved music of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Debussy.
MusicDecember 20241734139800
The members of the Dover Quartet walk through a train station, smiling and carrying their instrument cases

Dover Quartet

January 10, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Bienen School of Music Quartet-in-Residence Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello; Jerod Tate, guest composer Praised by Ch...
MusicJanuary 20251736559000
The members of Third Coast percussion stand in front of a green background with various percussion instruments; Jessie Montgomery stands in front of a window

Third Coast Percussion with Jessie Montgomery

January 11, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Jessie Montgomery, violin; David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Sean Connors, and She-e Wu, percussion Grammy Award-winning composer and violinist Jes...
MusicJanuary 20251736645400
The members of Trio Valtorna stand holding their instruments and smiling in front of a window

Trio Valtorna

January 12, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Ida Kavafian, violin; David Jolley, horn; Gilles Vonsattel, piano The Danbury News-Times praises Trio Valtorna’s balance of “gentleness and power.” Bringing t...
MusicJanuary 20251736715600
The members of the Vertavo String Quartet sit on a bench, holding their instruments, under a staircase in front of a green tile wall

Vertavo String Quartet

January 17, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Øyvor Volle and Annabelle Meare, violin; Berit Cardas, viola; Bjørg Lewis, cello “With phenomenal expressive flexibility, the Vertavo moved from warmest sensu...
MusicJanuary 20251737163800
The members of the Viano Quartet stand, holding their instruments, in a spotlight against a white wall

Viano Quartet

January 19, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Lucy Wang and Hao Zhou, violin; Aiden Kane, viola; Tate Zawadiuk, cello In a recent review of the Viano Quartet, the Boston Globe proclaims, “…one stopped lis...
MusicJanuary 20251737320400
The members of the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam sit playing their instruments against a white backdrop

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

January 24, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Judith van Driel and Marleen Wester, violin; Marie-Louise de Jong, viola; David Faber, cello ChicagoClassicalReview.com praises the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam’s ...
MusicJanuary 20251737768600
A picture of father-and-son duo Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane, with Jeffrey's photo on the left and Gabriel's on the right

Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane Duo

January 25, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series Pianist, conductor, and scholar Jeffrey Kahane is in the fifth decade of an expansive and versatile career which has included concertos with the New York Philha...
MusicJanuary 20251737855000
The members of the Miró Quartet stand, holding their instruments, in front of a fountain outside a brick building

Miró Quartet

January 26, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer, violin; John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello Hailed for their “explosive vigor and technical finesse” by the New Y...
MusicJanuary 20251737925200
A portrait of Louis Lortie wearing a navy blue sweater

Louis Lortie, piano

January 31, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “immaculate pianism and artistry” —The Guardian Pianist Louis Lortie appears in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals, including London’s Wig...
MusicJanuary 20251738373400

Claudia Rankine

February 6, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
The Litowitz MFA+MA Graduate Program in Creative Writing and English is proud to present a reading by Claudia Rankine. Claudia Rankine is the author of five books of poetry, including Citizen: An Amer...
Literary ArtsFebruary 20251738882800
A portrait of Meng Su with her guitar in an empty theater

Meng Su, guitar

February 8, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Pure musical alchemy… the audience jumped to its feet in ovation.” —Courier & Press Multifaceted guitarist Meng Su captivates audiences around the world wi...
MusicFebruary 20251739064600
A portrait of Tom Borrow smiling and sitting next to a window

Tom Borrow, piano

February 14, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “In a world teeming with gifted young pianists, Borrow stands out with a touch that’s both light and powerful, and supremely incandescent” —Cleveland Plain Deal...
MusicFebruary 20251739583000
Billy Childs leans over an open piano.

Billy Childs Quartet

February 15, 2025
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
Downbeat praises Billy Childs for “seeing colors and vignettes where others might just hear notes,” and the pianist and composer remains one of the most prolific and acclaimed artists active today. Hi...
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Jeffrey Siegel, seated at a grand piano, speaks to the audience in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Schubert: The Sorrowful and the Sublime

February 21, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Beloved Impromptus and the joyous Sonata in A Major, D. 664.
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A portrait of Shin-ichi Fukuda in navy blue, holding his guitar

Shin-ichi Fukuda, guitar

March 14, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Sensuously beautiful tone…lyrical and sublime” –San Francisco Classical Voice Shin-ichi Fukuda began playing the classical guitar at the age of eleven unde...
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A close-up of Christopher Guzman, smiling and wearing glasses

Christopher Guzman, piano

April 4, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “coiled...explosive” —New York Times Pianist Christopher Guzman enjoys an international performing career that showcases a broad range of styles from the Baroqu...
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The Moore Lecture Series presents John Keene

April 17, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
The Moore Lecture Series is proud to present acclaimed author and poet John Keene. His 2022 poetry collection, Punks: New and Selected Poems, received the National Book Award for Poetry. He is the aut...
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A portrait of Michelle Cann in a floral dress

Michelle Cann, piano

May 2, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “a pianist of sterling artistry” —Gramophone Lauded by audiences and critics alike, Michelle Cann has become one of the most sought-after pianists of her genera...
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Aniello Desiderio smiling with his guitar

Aniello Desiderio, guitar

May 10, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series Following his first public performance at the age of eight, Aniello Desiderio quickly established himself as a concert artist with a distinct voice. He has ...
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Jeffrey Siegel stands onstage in front of a grand piano, speaking to the audience in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Humor in Music

May 16, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Witty and whimsical selections by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Stravinsky.
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