International Chamber Artists: Concerts

NEXT CONCERT:

PONDERING MUSIC: THE MOZART REQUIEM
March 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM - Saturday
Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St, Winnetka, IL 60093
March 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM - Sunday
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60640

Morton Feldman – Journey to the End of Night
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem, K. 626

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ICA AT THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
August 10, 2009 at 12:15 PM - Monday
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington S, Chicago, IL 60640

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 5, No. 2
André Previn – Vocalise
André Previn – Four Songs

MANY MOODS MAKING MUSIC
September 6, 2009 at 5:00 PM* (note time) - Sunday
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640

Sir Arthur Bliss – Quintet for Oboe and Strings
Bohuslav Martinu – Musique de Chambre No. 1
Ernö Dohnanyi – Sextet in C Major, Op. 37

ICA GERMANY TOUR
September 27 – October 5, 2009

October 1 & 2: School visits in Bonn and Cologne
October 2: Concert in Schoss Borbeck, Essen
October 3: Concert in Basilika St. Aposteln, Cologne
October 4: Concert in Klavierhaus Lavins, Bonn

Beethoven & von Herzogenberg – Piano & Wind Quintets
Stravinsky – Soldier’s Tale (Trio version)
Brahms – Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40

Tour Featuring:
Elizabeth Choi, violin
Machiko Ogawa Schlaffer, oboe
Pamela Coats, clarinet
Keri Godon, horn
Jason Kramer, bassoon
Patrick Godon, piano

ICA TRIO IN "MOSTLY MUSIC CHICAGO" CONCERT SERIES
October 18, 2009 at 4:00 PM - Sunday
Hyde Park Location - TBA

Ernest Chausson – Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3
Brahms – Trio in B Major, Op. 8

ICA TRIO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE
October 21 at 10:00 AM: Concert
October 21 Afternoon: Masterclass

Ernest Chausson – Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3
Brahms – Trio in B Major, Op. 8

ICA TRIO AT THE BELDEN STRATFORD HOTEL
October 25, 2009 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
2300 Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614

Ernest Chausson – Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.. 3
Brahms – Trio in B Major, Op. 8

ICA on WFMT
November 2, 2009 at 8:00 PM - Monday
Live From 98.7 WFMT

André Previn – Vocalise
André Previn – Four Songs
Ernest Chausson – Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3
Brahms – Trio in B Major, Op. 8

SPELLBINDING SOUNDS
November 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM - Sunday
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640
November 29, 2009 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington S, Chicago, IL 60640

Enrique Crespo – Suite Americana No. 1 for Brass Quintet
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Three Masked Players
Bohuslav Martinu - Madrigal-Sonata, H. 291 for Flute, Violin & Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”

ICA TRIO AT THE BELDEN STRATFORD HOTEL
December 13, 2009 at 2:00 PM - Sunday
2300 Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
Catherine McMichael – Christmas Pops: Over the Top!

THAT SOUNDS FISHY
*January 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM - Friday
The Next Picture Show Art Gallery, 113 W First St, Dixon, IL 61021
January 24, 2010 Sunday at 4:00 PM - Sunday
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60640

Witold Lutoslawski – Mini Overture
*André Previn – Four Songs
Ingolf Dahl – Music for Brass Instruments
*Franz Schubert – Quintet in A Major, Op.114, D. 667, “Trout”

ICA ARTISTS ON DISPLAY 4TH ANNUAL BENEFIT
February 6, 2010 - Saturday
6:00 PM Silent Auction, Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, 7:00 PM Concert
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier - Skyline Room, 800 East Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Performing works by: Bernstein, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Previn and more

FEATURING:

Guest artist Mary Sauer, principal keyboardist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Paintings and photography by Robin Carlson
Metaphurniture. Studio furniture by Jack Dodds
Jewelry using handmade porcelain beads, pendants, natural stone and silver & vases by Susan Goebel
Musicians of the International Chamber Artists: Patrick Godon, piano & ICA Artistic Director; Alicia K. Dade DelCampo, flute; Chelsea French, trombone; Carolina Gomez, cello; Jessica Usherwood, soprano; Marguerite Lynn Williams, harp; & Sean Whitaker, tuba

ICA TRIO AT THE BELDEN STRATFORD HOTEL
February 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
2300 Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614

Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”

ICA IN SCHAUMBURG
February 28, 2010 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL 60193

Enrique Crespo – Suite Americana No. 1 for Brass Quintet
André Previn – Four Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto in C Major, Op. 56, “Triple Concerto”

ICA AT THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
March 28, 2010 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington S, Chicago, IL 60640

Antonín Dvorák – Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”
Enrique Crespo – Suite Americana No. 1 for Brass Quintet
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio

ICA TRIO AT THE BELDEN STRATFORD HOTEL
May 2, 2010 at 3:00 PM - Sunday
2300 Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614

Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
Franz Schubert – Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898, Op. 99

MENDELSSOHN'S MASTERWORK
May 23, 2010 at 4:00 PM - Sunday
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60640

Charles Martin Loeffler – Two Rhapsodies
Camille Saint-Saëns – Septet for Piano, Trumpet, String Quartet and Double Bass in E-flat Major, Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49

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MANY MOODS MAKING MUSIC

The season begins with four moody works: among the many moods of Bliss is an Irish jig; Martinu's music is bright and aggressive; while Dohnanyi's work has been described as "Hollywood Hungarian-style."

SPELLBINDING SOUNDS

This concert is a delight to watch and to hear. Crumb's music calls for masks, special lighting and amplification. Uruguayan Crespo perfectly translates folklore and feelings of his home into excitingly virtuosic brass music. Among the towering masterpieces of Beethoven's entire output, this trio surely marks the summit of his production for that medium. Rounding out the program is a work by one of America's most substantial but often-overlooked composers, Vincent Persichetti.

THAT SOUNDS FISHY

Schubert serves a musical helping of a fish dish. Brass fishers will catch two great works, a Bach-inspired hit by Dahl and a sharply-etched gem exploiting brass colors and sonorities by Lutoslawski. Add soprano and a blend of classical and jazz idioms and you will bait Previn's fish story.

ICA ARTISTS ON DISPLAY 4TH ANNUAL BENEFIT

The International Chamber Artists’ 4th annual benefit event "Artists on Display" will be held at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater Skyline Room on Navy Pier on Saturday, February 6, 2010, with a Silent Auction, Wine, Hors d'oeuvres starting at 6:00 PM and the Concert at 7:00 PM. ICA will perform works by Bernstein, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Previn and more! Tickets are $75 per person. Reserve now by sending a check to 1621 W Bryn Mawr, Chicago , IL 60660. Space is limited! Please email info@icamusic.org or call (773) 354-4533 for more information.

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ICA IN SCHAUMBURG

Uruguayan Crespo perfectly translates folklore and feelings of his home into excitingly virtuosic brass music. André Previn’s Four Songs for soprano, cello and piano is a wonderful piece of truly American music. Previn composes with his trademark blend of classical and jazz idioms. The Beethoven "Triple" Concerto showcases a trio of soloists against a chamber orchestra, the only piece of this instrumentation ever composed.

PONDERING MUSIC: THE MOZART REQUIEM

Voiced words will provoke your thoughts, as they did for Mozart and Feldman in two entirely different “sound worlds.” These two profound and serious works are offset by a Bernstein trio imbued with easygoing youthfulness.

MENDELSSOHN'S MASTERWORK

The driving energy of Mendelssohn’s trio erupts into music with tremendous weight of nearly orchestral proportions grown organically out of the most clearly etched delicacy one finds in all chamber music. The mature Saint-Saëns Septet is infectiously melodic and completely exhilarating. American composer Loeffler's rhapsodies offer a delightful blend of French Impressionism and New World freshness.

Concerts 2009-2010