Events
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The Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Drive in Millennium Park, kicks off its fifth anniversary season with a weeklong engagement of San Francisco Ballet, the first full Company engagement in Chicago in over two decades. As the first stop on a four-city national tour, the nation’s oldest professional ballet company will celebrate its diamond 75th Anniversary in Chicago with two distinct programs of three works each, featuring mixed repertory including six Chicago premieres, with four new works from the Ballet’s spring 2008 New Works Festival. The Chicago Sinfonietta will accompany all performances by San Francisco Ballet with San Francisco Ballet Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West to conduct. Tickets for these performances are on-sale now and available at the Harris Theater box office located in Millennium Park at 205 E. Randolph Dr., by calling 312-334-7777 or by visiting www.harristheaterchicago.org.
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Saturday September 20th, 20088:00PM
The Parker Quartet live at Music in the Loft A "Meet-the-Artists" reception will follow the event. Regular Tickets: $20 Student Tickets $10 For more information please call 312-243-9233 or visit our website at www.musicintheloft.org.
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 6pm The passion evoked by the sensuous Latin American rhythm of the tango finds its ancient echo in medieval poetry when two twentieth century composers are explored in this unique pairing. Raul Jaurena, master of the Argentine bandoneon, joins us on the music of Astor Piazzolla. Then, we'll perform Car Orff's dramatic "secular cantata" with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago featuring soloists Elizabeth Norman, Thomas Dymit, and Levi Hernandez. For tickets call: 312-236-3681 xt.2
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An epic legend about the destructive power of sexual jealousy--told by one of music's best storytellers. George Frideric Handel's stirring musical drama about an ill-fated hero, his suspicious wife, and a beautiful prisoner unfolds in sumptuous arias and rousing choruses. Featuring Phyllis Pancella as Dejanira and Stephen Morscheck as Hercules, as well as the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Kraemer. Concerts take place Sunday, September 21 at 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Ave., Evanston, and Monday, September 22 at 7:30pm at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. Call (312) 551-1414 for tickets, or visit www.baroque.org.
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