WHAT:
The University of Illinois at Chicago invites the public to free lunchtime performances of classical, jazz and world music throughout the fall semester.
WHEN:
Tuesdays, September through November at 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Room L-060, Education, Performing Arts, and Social Work Bldg.,
1040 W. Harrison St.
DETAILS:
All performances are free and open to the public. For schedule updates, please see www.uic.edu/depts/adpa/musicpages/music-tuesdays-at-1.htm
Sept. 6
Catalina Cuervo, soprano; Saori Chibaon, piano
Cuervo has performed with the Chicago Opera Theater and the Santa Fe Opera., done recitals at the Chicago Cultural Center and Bellas Artes in Medellin, Colombia, and sang at Carnegie Hall with the Caravan Singers. Chiba frequently collaborates with the Chicago Opera Theater and Opera Santa Barbara, and has collaborated with Ravinia Festival conductor Christoph Eschenbach. The Daily Herald has counted her CDs among its top 10 classical CDs of the year. Her work is heard regularly on WFMT.
Sept. 13
Ari Brown Quartet, jazz
Brown, tenor saxophonist and pianist, plays avant-garde jazz. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and has performed with Chuck Berry, B.B. King, and Lou Rawls. Chicago Reader critic Peter Margasak called Brown “a terrific saxophonist with a deep understanding of both bop’s complex rhythms and the wild expressionism of free jazz.”
Sept. 20
Susan Merdinger and Irina Feoktistova, piano
Merdinger has appeared live on Connecticut Public Radio, Belgian National Radio, BBC Television and at Carnegie Hall, Diligentia Hall in the Hague, and Scotland’s National Orchestra Center. Feoktistova, a graduate of St. Peterburg Conservatoire, has toured Europe and the U. S. and perfomed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall for the Russia Day concert.
Sept. 27
Eduardo Fernández, classical guitar
Fernandez, a winner of the Andres Segovia Competition in Mallorca, Spain, is a fellow at the University of the Republic School of Music in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a founder of Uruguay’s CIM/UNESCO section and artistic director of Montevideo’s biannual International Guitar Festival.
Oct. 4
Howard Levy - Zvominir Tot - Larry Gray Trio, jazz
Pianist and harmonica virtuoso Levy, guitarist Tot and bassist Gray record on the Chicago Sessions label. Levy, a Grammy winner, plays with the Latin/jazz group Chevere. Tot teaches jazz guitar at UIC and has performed with renowned musicians in the U.S, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Croatia. Larry Gray appears often at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase with Willie Pickens and has worked with McCoy Tyner, David “Fathead” Newman, and Les McCann.
Oct. 11
Kalyan Pathak Duo, music from India
Percussionist Pathak plays jazz, rock, fusion, funk, Latin, Indian classical and folk, Hindi pop, and western classical. He has performed at the Harris Theater, Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Hall, and throughout Europe.
Oct. 18
Kaia String Quartet
Kaia incorporates music from around the world in addition to Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Bartok and Borodin. Their performance at the Chicago Cultural Center for the 2010 Latin American Music Festival was broadcast live on WFMT. They have recorded with Grammy nominee Victor Pichardo with his ensemble, Sones de Mexico.
Oct. 25: No performance
Nov. 1
UIC Jazz Ensemble
Nov. 8:
Elbio Barilari Experience, contemporary improvised music
Composer, clarinetist and saxophonist Barilari is host of WFMT’s “Fiesta,” which he describes as “featuring Latin-American music from the 16th to the 21st centuries.” His “Los Cantos” premiered at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and his “Lincolniana” with jazz trumpeter Orbert Davis, actor Henry Godinez, and the Ondas Ensemble, premiered at the Ravinia Festival.
Nov. 15
UIC Jazz Combos
Nov. 22
Student concert
Nov. 29
UIC String Ensemble
