The Music Institute of Chicago
collaborates with Dance Chicago to present a family concert, “Duke It
Out!,” Saturday, December 10 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Nichols Concert
Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.
This adaptation of The Nutcracker, curated by Dance Chicago,
pairs the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy
Strayhorn) versions of the holiday favorite, performed by Axiom Brass
and Music Institute Ensemble-in-Residence Quintet Attacca. Featured
ensembles include Forum Jazz Dance Theatre, Moscow Ballet’s children’s
cast, The Kate Jablonski Statement, Tapman Productions, Visceral Dance
Chicago, Wheatland Dance Theater, and other companies and choreographers
participating in Dance Chicago 2016.
Quintet Attacca
Founded in 1999, Quintet Attacca is one of Chicago's most dynamic
chamber music ensembles. Grand Prize Winner and Wind Division Gold Medal
Winner of the 2002 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (one of
only two wind quintets to ever win the Grand Prize), the quintet spent
2006–09 as the Chicago Chamber Musicians' Professional Development
Program Ensemble and continues as CCM’s Outreach and Education Ensemble.
Quintet Attacca is also proud to be in residence at the Music Institute
of Chicago, offering performances, family programming, chamber music
coaching, and individual lessons.
Music Institute of Chicago
The Music Institute of Chicago
is dedicated to transforming lives through music education. Founded in
1931, the Music Institute has grown to become one of the largest and
most respected community music schools in the nation. Offering musical
excellence built on the strength of its distinguished faculty,
commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services, the Music
Institute is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education
and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and
Pre-collegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS). Each year, the Music Institute’s
teachers reach thousands of students of all ages and levels of
experience. Music Institute locations include Chicago, Evanston,
Winnetka, Lincolnshire, Lake Forest, and Downers Grove. In addition, the
Music Institute is proud of its longstanding partnership with the
Chicago Public Schools through its Arts Link program. The Music
Institute offers lessons and classes, and concerts through its Community
Music School, Academy, and Nichols Concert Hall.
The Music Institute’s 2016–17 Faculty and Guest Artist Series at Nichols
Concert Hall continues with a concert featuring the Music Institute’s
Academy Orchestra and organ soloist John W. W. Sherer March 3 at Fourth
Presbyterian Church in Chicago and March 4 at Nichols Concert Hall;
pianist Sergei Babayan in an all-Bach program May 5; and Chopin
International Competition medalist and Academy piano alumna Kate Liu May
20.
“Duke It Out!” takes place Saturday, December
10 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in
Evanston. Tickets are $7 general admission, available at musicinst.org/faculty-guest-artist-series or 847.905.1500 ext. 108. All programming is subject to change. For more information, visit musicinst.org.
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