Negaunee Music Institute
Father Pfleger looks to the CSO’s Concert for Peace as a unifying force
On a Sunday morning early this spring, the Rev. Michael Pfleger had an unannounced visitor at St. Sabina, the parish…
Music in Our Schools Month: John Hagstrom
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, CSO second trumpet John Hagstrom recalls the influence of Duane Tutaj, his middle-school…
CSO connects to classrooms through science-inspired musical projects
The CSO-Connect Curriculum Program brings CPS teachers from arts and non-arts classrooms together to develop lessons tied to a yearly…
Civic’s Bach Marathon builds bonds between players and communities
It is 5:30 on a rainy Wednesday evening in November. Music is spilling forth from the hallways of Hibbard Elementary…
Letting their guard down: Incarcerated teens present musical ‘Dear Sky’
It’s 30 minutes until showtime at the Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville. In the large gymnasium, draped with 30-foot burgundy curtains, four…
Erina Yashima feels inspired to be part of the CSO conducting legacy
Erina Yashima, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting Apprentice, is a testament to cultural versatility. Born in Heilbronn,…
Meet the 2017/18 Civic Fellows
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago is proud to announce the 2017/18 class of Civic Fellows. Throughout the season, in addition…
Harmony resounds throughout St. Sabina at the Concert for Peace
Sunday afternoon at St. Sabina Church, Yo-Yo Ma, musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the…
Yo-Yo Ma stresses the role of the arts in bolstering communities
Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma recently made a surprising admission: He didn’t feel comfortable as a musician until he was 49….
Muti and the CSO bring ‘a message of love and beauty’ to Lane Tech
Reminding the audience that “only Beauty, with a capital B, can save the world,” Riccardo Muti, music director of the…
Music in Our Schools Month: CSO Bassoonist Dennis Michel
In celebration of Music in Our Schools Month, CSO bassoonist Dennis Michel describes one of the many ways that music education contributes to a well-rounded education.