CSO_1415_Catalog
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CSO_1415_Catalog
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Chicago’s most vibrant new music scene | MONDAYS AT 7:00<br />
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MusicNOW<br />
4 CONCERTS + PIZZA + DRINKS<br />
SEPTEMBER 29 • JANUARY 19 • MARCH 23 • JUNE 1<br />
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive<br />
Regular $72 Student $28<br />
Uniquely curated by Mead Composers-in-Residence Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, each MusicNOW concert is an audio/visual journey<br />
through groundbreaking repertoire with musicians from the <strong>CSO</strong> and Principal Conductor Cliff Colnot. Each Monday night features video<br />
program notes that play before each piece, pre- and postconcert entertainment from DJ collective illmeasures and a postconcert reception<br />
with free food and drink.<br />
MusicNOW receives funding through a leadership challenge grant from Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris.<br />
Major support is provided by Cindy Sargent and Sally Mead Hands Foundation.<br />
Photos left to right: Anna Clyne and Mason Bates, Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cliff Colnot<br />
NEW MUSIC<br />
November 13–15<br />
PIERRE BOULEZ<br />
Figures-Doubles-Prismes<br />
Figures-Doubles-Prismes is the first work<br />
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) composed for<br />
full orchestra alone. Physically dispersing the<br />
woodwind and brass players among<br />
the strings on the platform, the work is filled<br />
with vividly imaginative textures and colors.<br />
December 18–20<br />
JAMES MACMILLAN<br />
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel<br />
A devout Catholic, Scottish composer<br />
James MacMillan (b. 1959) based his<br />
exuberant percussion concerto on the<br />
Advent plainchant Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.<br />
March 26 & 28<br />
MICHAEL IPPOLITO Nocturne<br />
A student of John Corigliano, American<br />
Michael Ippolito (b. 1985) drew<br />
inspiration for his Nocturne from Joan Miró’s<br />
1940 painting of the same name.<br />
May 28 & 30<br />
ANNA CLYNE Violin Concerto<br />
[World premiere, <strong>CSO</strong> commission]<br />
See May 30 listing on page 24 for complete<br />
description.<br />
June 18–20<br />
MASON BATES<br />
Anthology of Fantastic Zoology<br />
[World premiere, <strong>CSO</strong> commission]<br />
See June 19 listing on page 17 for complete<br />
description.<br />
Photos clockwise from upper left:<br />
Pierre Boulez, James MacMillan,<br />
Michael Ippolito<br />
These concerts are all part of the <strong>CSO</strong><br />
subscription series. See the concert<br />
grid located in the center fold-out of this<br />
catalog for dates and series listings.
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