We had a great time appearing on Blue Lake Public Radio this past summer as a flute, clarinet, and cello trio!
Here’s a link to our performance: Blue Lake Radio On Demand
You are invited to a big CD release concert at the Fulton Street Collective. The album, titled “Solo!”, consists of music performed by the Kaia String Quartet, Gillespie Chamber Quartet, Barkada Saxophone Quartet and many others. It’s a selection of Amos Gillespie’s chamber music that has been featured on WFMT, Ear Taxi Festival, North American Saxophone Alliance Conference and other venues. The Gillespie Quartet along with the Lakeshore Rush Ensemble will be playing works from the album and other music by Amos Gillespie, Slava Kazykin and David Lang. David DeBoor Canfield from Fanfare Magazine described the album as "Work that packs a sultry sort of wallop;" "Gillespie writes with a distinctive, individual compositional voice;" "Strongly recommended."
Admission: $15 includes CD or $10 without.
Sunday 10/14 at 3PM
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 301 (West loop)
Chicago, IL 60622
Sample the first track here: http://www.amosgillespie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sax-Quartet-1st-Movement.mp3
Preorder link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVXD66D
Performances by:
Erin Murphy, flute
Laura McLaughlin, clarinet
Henry Zheng, violin
Christopher Ferrer, cello
Elena Doubovitskaya, piano
John Corkill, percussion
Trevor Patrick Watkins, flute
Richard Zili, clarinet
Amos Gillespie, Sax
David Keller, cello
Full details and preview: http://www.amosgillespie.com/recordings/solo-chamber-music-album/
We're currently planning our 5th season! Stay tuned for updates as we book concerts starting fall 2018.
Highlights will include a performance at composer and saxophonist Amos Gillespie's CD release concert on Sunday, October 14 at 3pm at The Fulton Street Collective, and the Chicago premiere of Roger Zare's Zodiacal Light (Flute Clarinet Duos Consortium commission).
Check out our Lakeshore Rush trio interview and performance on Blue Lake Public Radio this June at link.
Hope to see you at a concert soon!
We're excited to hit the road together this summer! We'll begin our concert tour at Chicago's PianoForte Studios (Friday, June 8 at 8pm), then travel to Michigan to perform at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts (Tuesday, June 12 at 4pm). We'll round out our trip with a live performance on Blue Lake Public Radio (Friday, June 15).
Works include trios by Brahms, Debussy, and Muczynski, as well as duos including the Dutilleux Sonatine and Villa-Lobos Chôros No. 2.
Performances are free and open to the public. Donations accepted.
We are thrilled to collaborate this season with the Chicago Composers' Consortium! On Sunday, May 6 at 2:30pm we will perform the C3 score competition winners' composition (Amos Gillespie's Spanish Speakers), in addition to other great works by C3 member composers (Laura Schwendinger, Elizabeth Start, Kyong Mee Choi, Beth Bradfish, and Tim Edwards), at Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall.
Looking forward to a fantastic concert with several world premieres!
Free and open to the public. Donations accepted.
On Saturday, March 24 at 11:45am, Elena, Laura, and Chris will delight Merit School of Music teachers and students in Gottlieb Hall with an exciting performance that features Brahms Trio, op. 114, Fauré Trio in D Minor, Mozart Kegelstatt Trio, and Muczynski Fantasy Trio.
We always enjoy returning to this wonderful space!
Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to return to the Merit School of Music's Gottlieb Hall for its season opening concert featuring chamber works for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano by Debussy, Dutilleux, Grier, and Muczynski.
Friday, November 3, 2017, at 8:00pm
Merit School of Music's Gottlieb Hall
38 S Peoria St,
Chicago, IL 60607
Tickets are available here and at the door. Students $5, Adults $10. Tickets purchased online will be available for pickup at the entrance of Gottlieb Hall.
Lakeshore Rush announces its fourth season, which will open on Friday, November 3, 8pm at the Merit School of Music's Gottlieb Hall. Chamber works for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano by Debussy, Dutilleux, Grier, and Muczynski.
Other performances this season will take place at Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall and the Fine Arts Building, among others. We are thrilled to collaborate with the Chicago Composers' Consortium, which will include a score competition. More information can be found at: http://c3composers.org/wordpress3/?page_id=607
Stay tuned for more event details soon, additional performances, and announcements about our featured guest artists!
Friday, June 2 at 8pm
Lakeshore Rush's Season 3 Finale will include works by Mason Bates, Max Bruch, Pierre Jalbert, Marc Mellits, Astor Piazzolla, Steve Reich, Bill Ryan, and a newly transcribed work by percussionist Dane Crozier.
Admission is FREE. Donations gladly accepted!
Stream our concert live at http://pianofortechicago.com/live
Friday, March 31 at 2pm
Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to return to UIC for a concert featuring works by Max Bruch, Marc Mellits, Robert Muczynski, Astor Piazzolla, Steve Reich, Radiohead, and Logan Rutledge.
Lakeshore Rush will perform at Merit School of Music's Gottlieb Hall on Saturday, March 18 at 11:50am.
Concert program:
Max Bruch - Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola (cello), and piano
Pierre Jalbert - Triple Set for flute, clarinet, and piano
Marc Mellits - Tight Sweater for cello, marimba, and piano
Astor Piazzolla - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Bill Ryan - Blurred
Come hear Lakeshore Rush perform the 2nd concert of their 3rd Season at the Fine Arts Building, Suite 825, on Sunday, December 18 at 4pm!
Works will include:
Max Bruch's Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola (cello), and piano
Villa-Lobos' Jet Whistle for flute and cello
Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas
Marc Mellits' Tight Sweater
Bill Ryan's Blurred
Pierre Jalbert's Triple Set (Chicago premiere)
FREE CONCERT. Donations accepted.
Sunday, October, 23 at 6 p.m.
Location: 313 North Ellis Ave., Wheaton, IL
Chamber Music featuring: Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet, Marimba, & Piano
Works by: Astor Piazzolla, Bill Ryan, Dimitri Shostakovich, Arvo Pärt, Robert Muczynski, Mark Mellitus, Max Bruch, & Steve Reich
We're excited to return to PianoForte Chicago on Friday, May 27 at 8pm.
1335 South Michigan Ave.,
2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60605
JOIN US FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LAURA SCHWENDINGER'S
UNTIL THE SUNRISE
WORKS BY: LAURA SCHwENDINGER, VIVIAN FINE, GRIFFIN CANDEY, JONATHAN HANNAU, DAVID LANG
Listen to a live performance of master works and discover the spectacle of miniature instruments as Lakeshore Rush closes its second season at PianoForte Studios in Chicago. Experience a world premiere composition by Laura Schwendinger and enjoy a performance of Vivian Fine's Canticles from the Other Side of the River. Hear unique compositions for tiny instruments by Griffin Candey and Jonathan Hannau, a full-scale work by David Lang, and percussionist Dane Crozier's own interpretation of Radiohead's Videotape.
Long Live Classical Music! Through active collaborations with composers and a plan to expand the Pierrot + percussion ensemble repertoire, Lakeshore Rush is bringing to life a variety of audience-friendly music. There are no tickets, Pay What You Can! Make a donation to the ensemble for this performance!
Lakeshore Rush will perform at the Merit School of Music on Saturday, April 2 at 11am in Gottlieb Hall.
We look forward to performing again for Merit's students and their families!
Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to visit Lawrence University and perform a recital on Tuesday, February 23 at 8pm.
Our program will include works by Griffin Candey, Vivian Fine, Jonathan Hannau, David Lang, Marc Mellits, and Radiohead.
We are looking forward to showing off our miniatures for miniature instruments in Wisconsin!
Lakeshore Rush has partnered with Locallective to bring you their second concert of the season. Expect to hear riveting music by this dynamic new Pierrot plus percussion ensemble that incorporates various styles including rock and jazz.
Saturday, December 19 at 8pm
Locallective (Wicker Park)
1257 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60622
Works by:
Griffin Candey, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Jonathan Hannau, Viktor Kalabis, David Lang, Radiohead, and Heitor Villa-Lobos
Long Live Classical Music! Through active collaborations with composers and a plan to expand the Pierrot + percussion ensemble repertoire, Lakeshore Rush is bringing to life a new variety of audience-friendly music. There are no tickets, Pay What You Can! Make a donation to the ensemble for this performance!
Come hear Lakeshore Rush live at the New Music School, Friday, October 23 at 8pm. 900 N. Michigan Ave, Level 6, Chicago, IL, 60611
We will be performing the Chicago premiere of Joshua Hintze's Chequamegon: Morgan Falls, and world premieres of two miniature pieces for miniature instruments (Jonathan Hannau's Isolated Houses and Griffin Candey's Sandpiper), Vivian Fine's Canticles from the Other Side of the River, and David Lang's "Learn to Fly" from These Broken Wings.
Long Live Classical Music! Through active collaborations with composers and a plan to expand the Pierrot + percussion ensemble repertoire, Lakeshore Rush is bringing to life a new variety of audience-friendly music. There are no tickets, Pay What You Can! Make a donation to the ensemble for this performance!
Lakeshore Rush will perform at Merit School of Music's Festival downtown at Symphony Center on Tuesday, May 12 at 11am. We can't wait for this great opportunity to play for Merit's students from all their fantastic programs throughout the city.
We will perform selections from Mason Bates' Life of Birds and Difficult Bamboo and Marc Mellit's Platter of Discontent.
Lakeshore Rush performing at PianoForte Studios
Come hear Lakeshore Rush live at PianoForte Studios on Friday, April 17 at 8pm. Works will include Marc Mellits' Platter of Discontent, a cover of Radiohead's Videotape (arr. Dane Crozier), and Mason Bates' Difficult Bamboo.
Don't miss the last concert of our inaugural 2014-2015 season!
Platter of Discontent (2004) Marc Mellits (b. 1966)
I. The Seduction of Brie
II. Roasting Petunia
III. Standing at the Gates of Orange Wheat
IV. Paranoid Cheese
V. Jello Infusion
VI. Freedom of the Eggs
Videotape (2007) Radiohead
(arr. Dane Crozier)
Difficult Bamboo (2013) Mason Bates (b. 1977)
NOTES:
Both Mellits and Bates have a strong musical connection to Chicago. Bates is the composer in residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Mellits is a member of the music faculty at the University of Illinois-Chicago where he teaches composition and theory. Come hear the unique sounds of these fascinating composers.
Platter of Discontent bears whimsically titled movements such as “Paranoid Cheese” and “The Seduction of Brie”. Described as a post-minimalist, Mellits employs mixed meters, repetition, and the color of each instrument to create new aural soundscapes. Elements of rock make this piece one of our favorites to perform.
Radiohead’s “Videotape” comes from their 2007 record In Rainbows. The digital release of this album featured the unique model of customers determining what they wanted to pay for the band’s product. Many reviewers see this album as a slow return to the pop realm from the ambient sounds of Kid A and Amnesiac. Dane Crozier, Lakeshore Rush’s percussionist, has always admired Radiohead and created this arrangement for our group this spring.
Difficult Bamboo was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2013. Eerie, minimalist sections transform into energetic, wild segments that depict an aggressive species of running bamboo invading a landscape. Lakeshore Rush may very well be the first group to perform this intricate piece without a conductor. John von Rhein describes this work as “a winner, one of Bates’ most appealing, shrewdly plotted pieces.”