• Series

    Dr. Christine Marshall Kraemer
    March 17, 2010, 12:15 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Dr. Christine Marshall Kraemer, organist for Trinity United methodist Church in Wilmette performs the music of Josef Rheinberger on his birthday.

  • Lincoln Trio
    Series

    Lincoln Trio
    March 21, 2010, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Sponsored by the Patron Society

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    Hailed by Strad Magazine as “sensational, bewitching,” the Lincoln Trio is one of Chicago’s most celebrated ensembles. Their electrifying program will include Chopin’s whimsical Trio in G minor, Op. 8, in honor of the composer’s bicentennial.

  • Cyrus Forough, violin
    Series

    Cyrus Forough, violin
    March 30, 2010, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    Pianist Tatyana Stepanova is the collaborator for this program that includes sonatas by Ravel and Fauré

  • Paul Coletti, viola: POSTPONED
    Series

    Paul Coletti, viola: POSTPONED
    April 11, 2010, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Sponsored by the Patron Society

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    POSTPONED
    Internationally-acclaimed violist, Paul Coletti, collaborates with students from MIC’s prestigious Academy program, performing Bach’s Concerto for Viola in D (reconstructed by Coletti), Brandenburg No. 6, and a rare performance of Joaquin Turina’s programmatic Scène Andalouse. Colletti also joins distinguished MIC faculty pianist, Alan Chow, for a performance Schumann’s evocative Märchenbilder.

  • Series

    Dr. H. Ricardo Ramirez
    April 14, 2010, 12:15 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Organist for Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Dr. Ramirez presents music by Ives, Barber, Paine, Buck, and Parker.

  • Axiom Brass
    Series

    Axiom Brass
    April 17, 2010, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    Praised for their “high level of musicality and technical ability,” Axiom Brass Quintet’s virtuosic program will include works by Victor Ewald and Jukka Linkola.

  • Wendy Warner, cello and Marta Aznavoorian, piano
    Series

    Wendy Warner, cello and Marta Aznavoorian, piano
    April 20, 2010, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    This program will include sonatas by Brahms, Beethoven, and Barber.

  • Series

    Chicago Duo Piano Festival Competition Winner's Concert
    May 02, 2010, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the 2010 Chicago Duo-Piano Festival Competition winners in concert. This free event will feature performances by the top prize-winners of two competition divisions, junior and young artist.

  • Abraham Stokman, piano
    Series

    Abraham Stokman, piano
    May 04, 2010, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    • Student $7
    • Adult $20
    • Senior $15

    Program: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

  • Past Events
  • Let’s Make Music
    Series

    Let’s Make Music
    March 13, 2010, 10:00 AM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    This interactive concert by Axiom Brass is filled with such games as “Find the Beat” , Where is the Melody”, “Who is Playing” , and “Musical Chair.” To finish up, students join the brass as conductors and percussionists.

  • Stacy Garrop
    Series

    Stacy Garrop
    March 07, 2010, 2:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Lecture at 2:15 pm and Concert at 3:00 pm.

  • Academy Students Perform Works by Four Score Festival Composers
    Series

    Academy Students Perform Works by Four Score Festival Composers
    March 06, 2010, 10:00 AM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Students from MIC's Academy program perform works by Four Score Festival composers.

  • Series

    Generation Next Competition Winners Concert
    March 06, 2010, 6:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Applicants age 12-18 from throughout the Midwest submit scores for review and the winners are showcased at this annual event. A number of cash prizes will be awarded, in addition to scholarships for a new class initiative, the Composer's Lab, directed by MIC's composer-in-residence, Mischa Zupko.

  • Laura Schwendinger
    Series

    Laura Schwendinger
    March 06, 2010, 6:45 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Lecture: 6:45 pm and Concert: 7:30 pm

  • Augusta Read Thomas
    Series

    Augusta Read Thomas
    March 05, 2010, 6:45 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Sponsored by AmericanAirlines

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Lecture at 6:45 pm and Concert at 7:30 pm.

  • Matthew Hagle, piano
    Series

    Matthew Hagle, piano
    February 16, 2010, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Masterpieces by Debussy, Messiaen, Fauré and Ravel accompany Alkan’s Le Festin d’Esope and Takemitsu’s Les Yeux clos II

  • Concertos! A Tribute to Steinway of Chicago
    Series

    Concertos! A Tribute to Steinway of Chicago
    February 07, 2010, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    A spectacular multi-piano program that will include MIC duo-pianists-in-residence, Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, in a performance of Mozart’s exuberant Concerto in E-flat Major, K.365.

  • The Mack Sisters
    Series

    The Mack Sisters
    February 06, 2010, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Japanese-born Yuki and Tomoko, prize-winners at the Fourth International Piano Duo Competition in Tokyo and the Dranoff International Two-Piano Competition, debut at Nichols Concert Hall with a stunning program of works by Piazzola, Lutoslawski, and Gershwin.

  • Julia Miller, guitar
    Series

    Julia Miller, guitar
    January 26, 2010, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    A CD release concert of works by Julia Miller also features MIC faculty members, Julia Bentley and Matthew Hagle

  • Making Tracks: From the Far East to the American West
    Series

    Making Tracks: From the Far East to the American West
    January 24, 2010, 4:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Learn about the Chinese role in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and how Eastern tradition influenced culture on the West Coast.

    4pm » Interview/Discussion

    Guest Speaker: David Haward Bain, award-winning author of "Empire Express" and "The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West"

    5pm » Concert

    19th century railroad songs from California

    Chinese Opera (selections)

    Jon Jang: Island Immigrant Suite No. 2

    6:30pm » Film Screening*

    "Transcontinental Railroad"

    Part of the acclaimed American Experience series, this film documents a remarkable story of greed, innovation, and determination that reveals why the railroad was built and how it shaped the nation.

     

  • In Tune with the African-American Experience
    Series

    In Tune with the African-American Experience
    January 17, 2010, 4:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Unlike other immigrants, most Africans came to North America against their will, caught up in a brutal system of human exploitation. This session will look at the significant cultural contribution that developed despite this tragic history, as shared musical traditions merged with hundreds of ethnic groups from West and sub-Saharan Africa.

    4pm » Interview/Discussion

    Rick Kogan speaks with Stephanie Shonekan (Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington), associate professor of ethnomusicology and humanities and director of the Black World Studies program at Columbia College Chicago.  Her research focuses on the literary, musical, and cultural parallels and distinctions that exist between Africa and the African Disaspora.


    5pm » Concert

    The Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God
    Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

    6:30pm » Film Screening*
    "Jazz" A Film by Ken Burns, Episode I
    A look at 19th century New Orleans, where the sound of marching bands, Italian opera, Caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the street with a diverse musical culture. Here, in the 1890's, African-American musicians create a new music our of these ingredients by mixing ragtime syncopations and the soulful feeling of the blues. Soon after the start of the new century, people are calling it jazz.

  • From the Oregon Trail to Route 66: The Lure of the American West
    Series

    From the Oregon Trail to Route 66: The Lure of the American West
    January 10, 2010, 4:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    4pm » Interview/Discussion

    Rick Kogan follows the trail of westward expansion with special guest speaker Michael P. Conzen, Professor of Geography at the University of Chicago and author of "The Making of the American Landscape" and "Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West." Discover the role maps played in imagining the West as a land of promise and how they drove a nation to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.

    5pm » Concert

    Western Swing with special guest artists:
    Howard Levy, harmonica
    Don Stiernberg, mandolin
    Andy Brown, guitar
    Jim Cox, bass

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk: "The Banjo"
    Matthew Hagle, piano

    Songs influenced by the West
    Wendy Morgan, vocals
    Dean Rolando, piano

    Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring" for 13 instruments
    James Setapen, conductor

    6:30pm » Film Screening

    "The West: Empire Upon the Trails"

    Episode Two of director Stephen Ives' ambitious documentary chronicles the many migrations that forged America's manifest destiny in the expanding frontier.

     

  • At the Core of Discovery: Lewis, Clark, and the Native American Encounter
    Series

    At the Core of Discovery: Lewis, Clark, and the Native American Encounter
    January 03, 2010, 4:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Rick Kogan engages guest speaker John Low in a discussion about the cultural impact of this incredible journey. The event also features Native American Dance and Drumming, music by Glass and Farwell, and a special exhibit by Chicago Tribune photographer, Chris Walker.

    4pm » Interview/Discussion

    Guest Speaker: John Low
    Visiting Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies,
    University if Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    3-8pm » Special Exhibit

    "On the Trail of Lewis and Clark"
    Photographs by Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune

    5pm » Concert

    Native American Dance & Drumming
    *Made possible by the American Indian Center of Chicago

    Philip Glass: "Sacagawea" from Piano Concerto No. 2 "After Lewis and Clark" Meret Fon-Revutzy, Native American Flute
    Fiona Queen, piano, James Setapen, conductor

    Arthur Farwell: "Navajo War Dance No. 2 "
    Kay Kim, piano

    6:30pm » Special Film Screening*

    "Summer Sun Winter Moon"

    Shred the pages of textbook history! Follow composer Rob Kapilow and Blackfoot poet, Darrell Robes Kipp as they create a symphony exposing the reality of the American Indian perspective of Lewis and Clark's legendary "Corps of Discovery" mission.

    Follow the film on Twitter and Facebook
    *Made possible by Illume Productions

     

  • Dance Chicago: 2009 Grand Finale!
    Series

    Dance Chicago: 2009 Grand Finale!
    December 12, 2009, 8:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Dance Chicago ends its 15th anniversary with a Holiday Showcase, featuring Chicago’s best choreographers, dancers, international guest artists, and MIC faculty. Artistic Director John Schmitz has created an emotionally charged performance with great music and non-stop action—tailored specifically for Nichols Concert Hall.

  • Duke it out! Ellington vs. Tchaikovsky
    Series

    Duke it out! Ellington vs. Tchaikovsky
    December 12, 2009, 10:00 AM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    This Nutcracker ‘SWEET’ features Dance Chicago—and a special guest soloist from the Moscow Ballet—in a side-by-side comparison of the Classical and Jazz versions of this popular holiday favorite.

  • Dr. Derek Nickels
    Series

    Dr. Derek Nickels
    December 02, 2009, 12:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Dr. Derek Nickels, organist for the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth performs a program of English cathedral gems.

  • Aspen Ensemble Trio
    Series

    Aspen Ensemble Trio
    November 23, 2009, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Enjoy a special all-Beethoven program by the Aspen Ensemble Trio, long-time members of the Aspen Music Festival artist-faculty and members of the internationally touring Aspen Ensemble.

  • Violinist Diana Cohen and pianist Andrius Zlabys
    Series

    Violinist Diana Cohen and pianist Andrius Zlabys
    November 21, 2009, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Diana Cohen, concertmaster of the Kalamazoo Symphony, performs regularly with Orpheus and has collaborated with members of the Guarneri, Juilliard and Cleveland Quartets. For this program, she is joined by pianist Andrius Zlabys, prizewinner of the 2003 Cleveland International Piano Competition.

  • Brenda Huang, piano
    Series

    Brenda Huang, piano
    November 17, 2009, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Selections from Messiaen ‘s breathtaking Vingt Regards round out a virtuosic program of works by Bach, Ravel, and Liszt.

  • Series

    William Bennett and Denis Bouriakov, flutes
    November 08, 2009, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Co-Sponsored by the Chicago Flute Club

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    William Bennett, one of today’s foremost musical artists, joins Dennis Bouriakov, recently appointed principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, for a glorious afternoon of exquisite duos.

  • Marco Granados and Matthias Ziegler, flutes
    Series

    Marco Granados and Matthias Ziegler, flutes
    November 07, 2009, 8:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Co-Sponsored by the Chicago Flute Club

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Swiss virtuoso, Mathias Ziegler, an expert in extended techniques, and Marco Granados, one of Venezuelas top Latin American flutists, take flute playing in a direction you have never heard.

  • Richard Barrick Hoskins
    Series

    Richard Barrick Hoskins
    November 04, 2009, 12:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Free Event!

    Hoskins, organist for St. Chrysostom’s Church, Chicago & Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, performs works by Saint-Saens, Wagner, and Mascagni.

  • Meret Fon-Revutzky, flute and Mary Drews, piano
    Series

    Meret Fon-Revutzky, flute and Mary Drews, piano
    October 27, 2009, 7:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Works by Copland, Fauré, Hüe, and Muczynski

  • Clarinetist Ricardo Morales and Friends
    Series

    Clarinetist Ricardo Morales and Friends
    October 18, 2009, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Sponsored by the Patron Society

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Ricardo Morales and his wife, violinist Amy Oshiro, join violinist Almita Vamos, violist Roland Vamos and Lincoln Trio cellist, David Cunliffe, for a brilliant program of quintet works by Mozart and Brahms.

  • Ricardo Morales, clarinet
    Series

    Ricardo Morales, clarinet
    October 17, 2009, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Ricardo Morales, Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra is the honored guest soloist for a performance of Copland’s expressive, jazz-influenced clarinet concerto.

  • Janette Fishell, organ
    Series

    Janette Fishell, organ
    October 04, 2009, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Sponsored by the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    Performing works by Tournemine, Howells, and Widor, Janette Fishell glorifies the Romantic side of MIC’s E.M. Skinner organ with a ‘Musical Grand Tour’ of her favorite capital cities, places that have nurtured and inspired some of the great works for organ.

  • Howard Levy, piano and harmonica
    Series

    Howard Levy, piano and harmonica
    October 04, 2009, 7:30 PM - Nichols Concert Hall

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    A Triple CD Release Concert! Free improvisation accompanies performances of original compositions from “Alone and Together,“ “Time Capsules,' and the long-awaited “Tonight and Tomorrow.“

  • Series

    WFMT live broadcast:
    Introductions at Nichols Concert Hall
    August 09, 2008, 11:00 AM -

    Free Event!

    Live from Nichols Concert Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago, WFMT’s Introductions program presents its first organ show featuring two talented young organists: Adam Gruber and MIC student, John Kearin.

    This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Please be seated by 10:45 am, latecomers will be seated during applause.

    Learn More »

  • Series

    Duo Piano Festival: Svetlana Belsky and Jennifer Maxwell
    July 13, 2008, 3:00 PM -

    Tickets no longer available for this event

    The Chicago Duo Piano Festival welcomes an exciting young duo from the University of Chicago. Works by Mozart, Stravinsky, and William White.

  • Series

    35th Anniversary Concert for EISMA
    November 11, 2007, 3:00 PM - Nichols Concert Hall
    Co-sponsored by generous grants from

    Free Event!

    Celebrate with a concert for EISMA (Evanston In School Music Association), featuring ragtime pianist, Reginald Robinson (2004 John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’ recipient) and the Music Institute of Chicago’s Ensemble-in-Residence, Orquestra de Samba. Evanston Escola de Samba (in collaboration with Youth Organizations Umbrella and Good News Partners of Chicago) will kick off the event with a workshop in Brazilian percussion and samba dance.