We can’t wait to return to the Northbrook Public Library next season on Sunday, April 19 at 2pm!
Stay tuned for programming and registration details as we get closer to the event.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Ln
Northbrook, IL 60062
Join us as we give world premiere performances of works by Ethan Dymit, Angel Bat Dawid, Natasha Bogojevic, Xavier Beteta, and Ephraim Champion at Constellation on Thursday, October 16 at 8:30pm.
More information at Ear Taxi Festival.
Constellation
3111 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
Save-the-date for our Thirsty Ears Festival performance in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood on Sunday, August 24 at 8pm on the Main Stage.
Repertoire will include Valerie Coleman’s Portraits of Langston (2nd movement), Amos Gillespie’s Musics (3 movements), Lowell Liebermann’s Trio for flute, saxophone, and piano (1st movement), Brian Nabors’ 7 Dances for flute, clarinet, and cello (3 movements), Keyna Wilkins’ Titan Tango, and Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Fuzzy Bird Sonata (1st movement), .
For more information, go to Thirsty Ears Festival.
See you there!
Join us for our concert One Small World: A Program Inspired by the African Diaspora at the Epiphany Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 25 at 3pm.
Works by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Amos Gillespie, Lowell Liebermann, Jessie Montgomery, Brian Raphael Nabors, and Paul Simon.
Event Information
Tickets (Adult - $25 | Students & Seniors - $15)
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Epiphany Center for the Arts (The Sanctuary)
201 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
We’re thrilled to return to Northbrook Public Library with our One Small World 10th anniversary season programming on Tuesday, May 13 at 2pm!
We’ll be presenting a program inspired by Asia including music by Aram Khachaturian, Lowell Liebermann, Brian Nabors, Astor Piazzolla, Jeajoon Ryu, Keyna Wilkins, and Takashi Yoshimatsu.
Enjoy a reception with us after the concert!
Register here for the event.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Ln
Northbrook, IL 60062
Please join us for One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from South America program at PianoForte Studios in Chicago on Saturday, May 10 at 4pm!
Our program will include Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons, Juan Orrego Salas Partita, Aram Khachaturian Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Lowell Liebermann Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone, and Piano, op. 137, Keyna Wilkins Titan Tango, Brian Nabor 7 Dances, and Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World.
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PianoForte Chicago
1335 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
We’re excited to perform our program One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from Australia at St. John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, February 5 at 3pm!
Works by Anton Arensky, Amos Gillespie, Reinhold Glière, Miriam Hyde, Aram Khachaturian, Lowell Liebermann, and Alex Wurman.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19th at 7pm!
We will be hosting our annual Fireside Concert and Fundraiser at 1216 W Sherwin Ave. The program will feature music from Ukraine, including homemade Ukrainian Pierogis and other delicious treats and beverages — yum!
Tickets are $35 ($25 for students/seniors) in advance and $40 (or $30) at the door!
TICKET LINK
Save-the-date for our Thirsty Ears Festival performance in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood on Sunday, September 8 at 4pm.
Repertoire will include Kenji Bunch Ralph's Old Records, Valerie Coleman’s Maombi Asante, Ross Edwards’ Trio for violin, cello, and piano, and Astor Piazzolla’s Cafe 1930. For more information, go to Thirsty Ears Festival.
See you there!
We invite you to join us in Guarneri Hall for our 2024-25 season opener, The 10th Anniversary Concert and Celebration, featuring works from North America on Friday, September 6 at 6:30pm. The concert will feature music by Kenji Bunch, Valerie Coleman, Amos Gillespie, Adolphus Hailstork, Jessie Montgomery, and Alex Wurman. A reception will follow the performance.
Tickets are available HERE.
The programmatic theme for the upcoming season is “One Small World,” which is both a nod to the Disneyland attraction and a unifying message of peace. This 10th Anniversary season will feature seven concerts highlighting composers from each of the seven continents. Concerts will take place in neighborhoods throughout Chicago beginning in September and continuing through June 2025. Programs will include works by composers from Japan and South Korea, Ukraine, South America, South Africa, Antarctica, North America, and Australia.
Lakeshore Rush is partnering with UNICEF this season to help raise awareness of the work UNICEF does to ensure every child everywhere in the world is healthy, educated, protected, and respected.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Lakeshore Rush is celebrating our 10th Anniversary Season from September 2024 to June 2025! To mark this special milestone, the ensemble’s programmatic theme for the season will be “One Small World,” which is both a nod to the ride at Disneyland, as well as a unifying message of peace.
Our 10th Anniversary Season will feature seven concerts for each of the seven continents, where each concert will highlight several pieces from a particular continent. Concerts this season will take place in various neighborhoods throughout Chicago, and we hope to increase awareness and access to new music and address broader social issues through the universal language of music.
Programs will include One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from Japan and South Korea; Ukraine; South America; South Africa; Antarctica; North America; and Australia.
Check back soon for upcoming dates and venues!
Join us for a concert at PianoForte Studios in Chicago on Sunday, April 28 at 5pm!
Repertoire will include works by Anton Arensky, Kenji Bunch, Louise Farrenc, Amos Gillespie, Slava & Svetlana Kazykin, Astor Piazzolla, and Carl Maria von Weber.
1335 S Michigan Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago
Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students
Purchase Tickets Here!
We’re looking forward to returning to the Northbrook Public Library for a Quartet Recital on Sunday, April 21 at 3pm! Musicians include saxophonist Amos Gillespie, violinist Pascal Innocenti, cellist Chris Ferrer, and pianist Elena Doubovitskaya.
Compositions by Arensky, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Peterson, and Piazzolla.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
Register for the event at LINK.
We’re excited to return to Saint John’s On The Lake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, February 20 at 3pm!
Our program will include Kenji Bunch’s Ralph’s Old Records, Louise Farrenc’s Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Amos Gillespie’s Sunlit, Russel Peterson’s Tribute Trio No.2, Astor Piazzolla’s Cafe 1930 from Histoire du Tango, Walter Rabl’s Clarinet Quartet, and Carl Maria von Weber’s Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano.
Save-the-Date for an evening of new music with Lakeshore Rush! Join us for our annual fundraising event Saturday, October 14 at 7pm (drinks start at 6:30pm). This cozy evening will take place at Lakeshore Rush’s office, a home in Rogers Park with the stage set next to the fireplace. There will be food and drinks, a silent auction, and original music by Amos Gillespie, among others. The home has been owned by musicians for generations, and Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to continue to bring together members of the community through this special connection with the arts!
Lakeshore Rush looks forward to performing at Thirsty Ears on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 4pm. Amy Wurtz will join us this year as special guest pianist. Can't wait!
Don’t miss Chicago’s only outdoor classical music street festival! They'll be food trucks, a beer tent, and live music galore! More info here.
Catch our spring performance as part of the New Music Chicago Presents Series on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Experimental Sound Studio (5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660)!
Lakeshore Rush will perform works by Griffin Candey, Amos Gillespie, Chelsea Komschlies, Kevin Puts, and Marc Mellits. Featuring Erin Murphy, flute; Laura McLaughlin, clarinet; Amos Gillespie, saxophone; Pascal Innocenti, violin; Chris Ferrer, cello; Elena Doubitskaya, piano.
Detailed Program:
Kid Gloves (2022) for clarinet and piano by Griffin Candey (b. 1988)
Dual Immersion (2023) for saxophone and cello by Amos Gillespie (b. 1981)
The Entertainment of Being (2020) for flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano by Amos Gillespie (b. 1980)
Spam (1995) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano by Marc Mellits (b. 1966)
Three Nocturnes, 1. Con moto (2004) for violin, clarinet, piano by Kevin Puts (b. 1972)
Steam (2011) for flute and clarinet by Chelsea Komschlies (b. 1991)
Please join us for a Piano Trio Recital (violin, cello, and piano) at the Northbrook Library on Sunday, April 16 at 3pm. The program will include works by William Bolcom, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Nicolai Kapustin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Clara Schumann.
More info and advanced registration details can be found HERE. See you there!
Please join us for our return to the Sunday Concert Series at the St. Charles Public Library on Sunday, January 29 at 2pm.
Our program will include works by William Bolcom, Mel Bonis, Louise Farrenc, Nikolai Kapustin, Aram Khachaturian, Robert Muczynski, and Clara Schumann.
Featuring Erin Murphy, flute; Laura McLaughlin, clarinet; Pascal Innocenti, violin; Christopher Ferrer, cello; and Elena Doubovitskaya, piano.
More information on the event at St. Charles Public Library.
An evening of new music with Lakeshore Rush. Join us for our annual fundraising event Saturday, October 22 at 7pm. This cozy evening will take place at Lakeshore Rush’s office, a home in Rogers Park with the stage set next to the fireplace. There will be food and drinks, a silent auction, and original music by Amos Gillespie. Other musical selections include works by Greg Wannamaker, Fritz Kreisler, Nikolai Kapustin, and Johannes Brahms. The home has been owned by musicians for generations, and Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to continue to bring together members of the community through the special connection of the arts! Wine and silent auction items generously provided by PICNIC Wine & Provisions and Oceanique.
More about Lakeshore Rush’s involvement in their community:
Lakeshore Rush is an integral part of the Chicago community, the city they call home. Over the past eight years the ensemble made appearances at the Chicago Symphony Center, WFMT – Chicago’s classical radio station, Ear Taxi Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, the PianoForte Foundation, Fulton Street Collective, Garfield Park Conservatory in partnership with the Honnold Foundation, Constellation, and the Thirsty Ears Festival – Chicago’s only classical music street festival.
Lakeshore Rush is an active member of New Music Chicago, and has commissioned several works by local established composers, including those by Jonathan Hannau, Amos Gillespie, Laura Schwendinger, Griffin Candey, Roger Zare, Kyong Mee Choi, Seth Boustead, and Beth Bradfish. In 2020, the ensemble premiered its first feature-length film score written by composer Seth Boustead, with the release of Chicago Film Project’s Dreaming Grand Avenue. This year, the ensemble commissioned and premiered the film Curved Silence by Alina Markina and Mario Bosca. This work is a cinematic music video of Lakeshore Rush performing Curved Silence by Beth Bradfish, featuring the City of Chicago as a narrative element in the film.
Lakeshore Rush maintains an ongoing relationship with the Merit School of Music by providing special educational programming for audiences aged 5 – 14, and has presented workshops at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Lawrence University. Much of this work was made possible through generous local support, including grants received by the Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and private donations. Lakeshore Rush NFP is a tax-exempt organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)3. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please consider making a donation here!