'Name That Tune' Faculty Concert to Open Music Institute 2015-16 Season

Music Institute of Chicago opens its 2015-16 season showcasing its stellar faculty in an engaging concert program, "Name That Tune: Classical Gems with Memorable Monikers," Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

Members of the Music Institute's impressive faculty, now numbering more than 150, perform classical favorites that have become known by their musical nicknames. The program and musicians to date include:

Haydn's Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 "Quinten"-Julie Fischer, violin; Addison Teng, violin; Aimee Biasiello, viola; TBD, cello

Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn (St. Anthony of Padua's Sermon to the Fish)-voice and piano faculty, TBD

Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary" and Étude Op. 25, No. 1 in A Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"-Sung Hoon Mo, piano

Telemann's "Paris Quartet" No. 1 in D Major TWV 43-Patrick O'Malley, flute de voix (recorder in D); Shigetoshi Yamada, baroque violin; Phillip Serna, viola da gamba; Joel Spears, theorbo

Shchedrin's The House of Ice-Leon Hovhan Khoja-Eynatyan, marimba

Vivaldi's Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter)-Sang Mee Lee, violin; Music Institute of Chicago Artist Faculty Orchestra conducted by Jim Setapen

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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 and arts therapists reach thousands of students and clients 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 School, Academy, and Nichols Concert Hall.

The Music Institute's 2015-16 Faculty and Guest Artist Concert Series at Nichols Concert Hall continues with Syrian musician Issam Rafea and his Trio October 18; the Music Institute's sixth annual Jazz Festival, this year celebrating women in jazz-Anat Cohen Quartet November 19, Tammy McCann November 20, and Dee Dee Bridgewater November 21; and two concerts celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Music Institute's Academy for gifted pre-college musicians, one on February 20 and the other, featuring alumni Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Lipman, May 14.

"Name That Tune: Classical Gems with Memorable Monikers" takes place Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students, 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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