Review: Music of the Baroque’s Immersive Holiday Brass and Choral Concert
If you have never attended one of Music of the Baroque’s Holiday Brass and Choral Concerts, you owe it to yourself to mark your December 2022 calendar to ensure that you […]
Review: Nicholas McGegan’s Performance of the Messiah Provides an Enjoyable Afternoon at Symphony Center
I have only recently become fond of vocal music and, as a non-Christian, I have always avoided Christmas concerts, including performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Outside of the ubiquitous […]
Review: Tidings of Comfort at Chicago Philharmonic’s Cozy Joyeux Noel
Given what we’ve all been through since the spring of 2020, this seems to be a holiday season for grand-scale musical statements. The number of Chicago orchestras performing George Frideric Handel’s Messiah oratorio this […]
Review: Chicago Knows the Music Sounds Better with Roosevelt
St. Nicholas Day always has a special significance to me as it is one of my best friend’s birthdays. Last Monday, it held a little more excitement with a sold-out […]
Review: Music of the Baroque’s Performance of Handel’s Messiah Was Musical Inspiration and History Lesson
Music of the Baroque is one of the few orchestras focused specifically on Baroque-era legends such as George Frideric Handel. So attendees expecting a masterly performance of Handel’s Messiah oratorio at the Harris Theater Monday […]
Review: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Plays Well Beyond Their Years
The stage at Symphony Center on Sunday night was set as it would be for a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert, chairs and music stands and instruments tightly spaced on every […]
Review: The Galvin Cello Quartet Makes Cellos Sing With Full Aural Potential
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, four cello students from Northwestern University formed a new chamber music ensemble that gave its first public concert on Saturday. This performance demonstrated […]
Review: Hamilton Leithauser, Kevin Morby, & Jess Williamson Delight the Vic with a Fall Mixer
[soliloquy id=”100464″] This past Thursday, Hamilton Leithauser, Kevin Morby and Jess Williamson came together to the Vic Theatre for a Fall Mixer. The whole idea of the tour, mixing together […]
Review: Orion Ensemble Creates Interesting Aural Fabric With Small Repertoire
The Orion Ensemble continued their 29th season with an enjoyable concert on Wednesday night at PianoForte Studios in the South Loop. Their program was typical for this quartet with an […]
Review: Sylvan Esso Thrills the Aragon Ballroom
A Sunday Halloween had two tracks set out before it. It could have brought an amplification of the Sunday condition–that cloud that accompanies the ending weekend might be especially pointed […]
Review: TV Girl Celebrates 6-1/2 Years of French Exit
TV Girl has been a band for roughly 12 years now, however they didn’t see viral success until the past year; and deservingly so. Some of the band’s music went […]
Review: Aoife O’Donovan Enchants at Old Town School of Folk Music
Aoife O’Donovan is special. It’s easy to say that about many musicians, especially ones we hold dear, but there is something about O’Donovan that can’t be denied. Whether it be […]