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ICA STEINWAY SOIRÉE
Friday, September 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM

The Godon Residence, 17 Thorntree Ln, Lake Bluff, IL 60044​

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Paul Schoenfield – Café Music for Violin, Cello, & Piano (17') 

 

Benjamin Dale – Romance from the Suite for Viola and Piano (11’) 

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Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio for Violin, Horn, & Piano (29')

 

We begin our season celebrating America’s 250th birthday, AKA semiquincentennial, with love in the air. The playful and blues-inflected Café Music comes from Detroit-born composer Paul Schoenfield. You will fall in “love at first hear” with Dale’s Romance. Brahms’s Horn Trio is a gorgeous compositional gem.

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Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events
are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine. Each soirée is $150 per person.

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Ticket-Reservations

$150 each.​ Tap ‘Donate’ here and enter the amount for your ticket-reservation(s). You'll then be added to the guest list for this fun-filled evening to benefit ICA! 

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Checks may be mailed to:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ARTISTS, 17 Thorntree Lane, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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For more information: pgodon@ICAmusic.org or call 773-354-4533

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CAFÉ ROMANCE
Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM

The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Handicapped accessible.​

 

Paul Schoenfield – Café Music for Violin, Cello, & Piano (17') 

 

Benjamin Dale – Romance from the Suite for Viola and Piano (11’) 

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Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio for Violin, Horn, & Piano (29')

 

We begin our season celebrating America’s 250th birthday, AKA semiquincentennial, with love in the air. The playful and blues-inflected Café Music comes from Detroit-born composer Paul Schoenfield. You will fall in “love at first hear” with Dale’s Romance. Brahms’s Horn Trio is a gorgeous compositional gem.

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ICA STEINWAY SOIRÉE

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM

The Godon Residence, 17 Thorntree Ln, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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Jay Unger – Ashokan Farewell for Viola & Piano (4') 

 

Charles Rochester Young – Song of the Lark for Flute & Harp (9’)

 

Sydney Guillaume – Pro Bono for Flute, Viola, & Harp (7’) 

 

Miguel del Aguila – Herbsttag [Autumn Day] for Flute, Bassoon, & Harp (9’) 

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Ludwig Thuille – Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 6, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Piano (27’)

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An Art Institute of Chicago painting inspired Young’s Song of the Lark. Del Aguila’s Herbsttag is an eclectic mix of jazz and South American styles. Thuille’s Sextet has solo and symphonic dimensions along with warm lyricism; a bridge of old and new styles.

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Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine. Each soirée is $150 per person.

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Ticket-Reservations

$150 each.​ Tap ‘Donate’ here and enter the amount for your ticket-reservation(s). You'll then be added to the guest list for this fun-filled evening to benefit ICA! 

 

Checks may be mailed to:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ARTISTS, 17 Thorntree Lane, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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For more information: pgodon@ICAmusic.org or call 773-354-4533

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AUTUMNAL LARK

Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM

The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Handicapped accessible.

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Jay Unger – Ashokan Farewell for Viola & Piano (4') 

 

Charles Rochester Young – Song of the Lark for Flute & Harp (9’)

 

Sydney Guillaume – Pro Bono for Flute, Viola, & Harp (7’) 

 

Miguel del Aguila – Herbsttag [Autumn Day] for Flute, Bassoon, & Harp (9’) 

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Ludwig Thuille – Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 6, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Piano (27’)

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An Art Institute of Chicago painting inspired Young’s Song of the Lark. Del Aguila’s Herbsttag is an eclectic mix of jazz and South American styles. Thuille’s Sextet has solo and symphonic dimensions along with warm lyricism; a bridge of old and new styles.

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ICA STEINWAY SOIRÉE

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM

The Godon Residence, 17 Thorntree Ln, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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TBD – (10')

 

Alexander Borodin – Piano Quintet (26')

 

James M. Stephenson, ICA Composer-in-Residence – A Holly & Jolly Sing Along (10’)

 

Gather around the piano with a festive blend of ICA musicians. We celebrate the season with a romantic evening of colorful folk inspired chamber music and caroling. Tickets required.​

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Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine. Each soirée is $150 per person.

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Ticket-Reservations

$150 each.​ Tap ‘Donate’ here and enter the amount for your ticket-reservation(s). You'll then be added to the guest list for this fun-filled evening to benefit ICA! 

 

Checks may be mailed to:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ARTISTS, 17 Thorntree Lane, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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For more information: pgodon@ICAmusic.org or call 773-354-4533

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FAMILY CONCERT: BRASSTRONAUTS

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM

The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Handicapped accessible.​​

 

Brass me up, Scottie! Hear the ICA Brass Quintet in a family friendly 30-minute concert program all about space. This program features Jim Stephenson’s heavenly Celestial Suite. Guest appearances by young Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the one and only Yoda.

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ICA STEINWAY SOIRÉE

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM

The Godon Residence, 17 Thorntree Ln, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel for Cello & Piano (10‘) and Für Alina (3’)

 

Johannes Brahms – Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 for Viola, Mezzo-Soprano, and Piano (13’)

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Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings for String Quartet (9') 

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Gwyneth Walker – Craftsbury Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano (18’)​

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One of the most popular American compositions is Barber’s hauntingly expressive Adagio for Strings. Of her Craftsbury Trio, Walker writes that she wants to capture the “open and stark landscape with a gentle pace of life” in Craftsbury, Vermont. Pärt’s music can change your life. 

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Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine. Each soirée is $150 per person.

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Ticket-Reservations

$150 each.​ Tap ‘Donate’ here and enter the amount for your ticket-reservation(s). You'll then be added to the guest list for this fun-filled evening to benefit ICA! 

 

Checks may be mailed to:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ARTISTS, 17 Thorntree Lane, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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For more information: pgodon@ICAmusic.org or call 773-354-4533

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BLANK SLATE

Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM (*Note start time)​
Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045​

Handicapped accessible.​

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Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings for String Chamber Orchestra (9') 

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Gwyneth Walker – Craftsbury Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano (18’)

 

Arvo Pärt – Tabula Rasa [Blank Slate] for Solo Violin, Solo Viola, Prepared Piano, and String Chamber Orchestra (27’) 

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One of the most popular American compositions is Barber’s hauntingly expressive Adagio for Strings. Of her Craftsbury Trio, Walker writes that she wants to capture the “open and stark landscape with a gentle pace of life” in Craftsbury, Vermont. Pärt’s Blank Slate, “a declaration of silence, a manifesto of concentrating on important things,” can change your life. 

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BENEFIT CONCERT CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!

SOUNDS OF

APPALACHIAN SPRING

Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM

LOCATION TBA ​

Handicapped accessible.​

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6:00 PM Event begins, Raffle, & Drinks

6:30 PM Dinner & Dessert

7:30 PM Concert, & Live Auction

9:00 PM Event ends

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Ticket-Reservations

VIP: $250 includes reserved seating at the concert, special recognition in the program, and MORE!

At the door: $200 each

Table Option: $1,600

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Purchase via our donation page by clicking here, or the donate button below. ​Enter the amount for your ticket-reservation(s). You'll then be added to the guest list for this sensational evening concert to support ICA! 

 

Checks may be mailed to:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ARTISTS, 17 Thorntree Lane, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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We will have open seating at the dinner tables. If you’d like to build a table the price is $1,600, otherwise there is open seating. We will experience fabulous authentic Italian cuisine by chef Bruno Abate from Follia, soon to open in Lake Forest. Gluten free options will also be available. His current restaurant in Winnetka is Tocco, and it regularly receives rave reviews. Chef Bruno Abate will even be present to introduce the meal! Family connections abound at this benefit with the music and the meal. Join the ICA family by attending our benefit and we will all benefit! 

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Dress: Smart Casual

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E-blast information about last year's menu, silent auction, music, and more:

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For e-blast 3, click here

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For more information: 

pgodon@ICAmusic.org or call 773-354-4533.

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George Gershwin – An American in Paris for Brass Quintet (10’)

 

Scott Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag for Brass Quintet (3')

 

James M. Stephenson, ICA Composer-in-Residence – “Hubble” from Celestial Suite for Brass Quintet (3’) 

 

Libby Larsen – Four on the Floor for Violin, Cello, Bass, & Piano (6')

 

Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments (25')

 

In American composer Larsen’s own words, Four on the Floor “is inspired by boogie-woogie.” Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring features 13 players, with “Simple Gifts” sure to steal the show. This celebratory concert will include a sit down dinner. Tickets required. ​​​

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