Upcoming Immersive Chamber Music Performances
November 2024
sun24nov5:00 pmBad Sneakers Orchestra
Time
November 24, 2024 5:00 pm
Location
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
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Bad Sneakers Orchestra Date: November 24, 2024 Doors: 4PM Showtime: 5PM Tickets: General Admission- $20 | Day of Show- $25 | VIP Table for 2- $60 | VIP Table for 4- $120 About: The Bad Sneakers
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Bad Sneakers Orchestra
Date: November 24, 2024
Doors: 4PM
Showtime: 5PM
Tickets: General Admission- $20 | Day of Show- $25 | VIP Table for 2- $60 | VIP Table for 4- $120
About:
The Bad Sneakers Orchestra is a tribute band formed in 2010 by Chicago bassist Paul Martin with an ambitious mission statement: to faithfully recreate the music of Steely Dan live, as represented on their classic albums. This goal necessitated a very large 14-piece ensemble, so that multiple keys and guitar parts, intricate vocal harmonies, and rich horn textures could be realized. After 10+ years of performances (with time off for Covid) the band is at its’ peak, offering the signature Fagen/Becker compositions with a casual aplomb and precision. (They make it look easy. It’s not.) And despite the fastidious attention paid to the recorded material, the members inevitably bring their individual voiceprints to bear within the framework of a cover tune.
A number of Chicago legends have guest starred with the Sneakers over the years, including fusion guitarists Ernie Denov, Chris Siebold, and Mike Pinto, vocalists Mike Harvey (who appeared on 2 Steely Dan albums and a Donald Fagen solo album), Cheryl Wilson (Peabo Bryson, Bertie Higgins), gospel sensation Tina Crawley, and saxophonist Steve Eisen. The charter members are top-drawer Chicago musicians, with decades of experience performing with some of the greatest names in the music industry. The current roster of regular members reads as follows:
Stevie Robinson Lead vocalist
Kent Wehman Keys
Carter Luke Keys
Paul Martin Bass, Musical Director
Neal Wehman Drums
Dave Katz Trumpet
John Mose Trombone
Jim Massoth Tenor/Alto Sax
Tim McNamara Bari/Tenor Sax
Gayle Bisesi Background Vocals
Ameerah Tatum Lead/background vocals
Maggie Bynum Lead/background vocals
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January 2025
sun12jan6:30 pmCivic Fellows ft. D-ComposedFREE ADMISSION | RSVP BELOWSpaces Still Available
Time
January 12, 2025 6:30 pm
Location
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
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Civic Fellows ft. D-Composed Date: Sunday, January 12th, 2025 Doors: 5:30PM Showtime: 6:30PM Tickets: Free admission! About: Be delighted and inspired by this contemporary chamber music concert curated and performed by the Civic Fellows, featuring musicians
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Civic Fellows ft. D-Composed
Date: Sunday, January 12th, 2025
Doors: 5:30PM
Showtime: 6:30PM
Tickets: Free admission!
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Be delighted and inspired by this contemporary chamber music concert curated and performed by the Civic Fellows, featuring musicians from the Chicago-based Black chamber music collective D-Composed.
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago prepares young professional musicians for lives in music. Civic members participate in rigorous orchestral training and perform free concerts in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center and in communities across Greater Chicago. Through an array of experiences designed to build and diversify creative and professional skills, the Civic Fellowship program empowers participants to realize their full potential as artistically excellent, civically engaged, collaborative and entrepreneurial musicians.
D-Composed is a Chicago-based Black chamber music collective that celebrates Black culture and creativity through the music of Black composers. They aim to make classical music experiences inclusive and reflective of the Black experience by intentionally creating experiences that meet their community where they are.
The program will be announced in December 2024.
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February 2025
sun16feb2:00 pmNotes for Peace ReunionFREE ADMISSION | RSVP BELOWSpaces Still Available
Time
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm
Location
Epiphany Center For The Arts: The Sanctuary
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
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Notes for Peace Reunion Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2025 Doors: 1PM Showtime: 2PM Tickets: Free admission! About: Notes for Peace is an initiative of the Negaunee
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Notes for Peace Reunion
Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2025
Doors: 1PM
Showtime: 2PM
Tickets: Free admission!
About:
Notes for Peace is an initiative of the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that empowers families across Chicago who have lost loved ones to gun violence to create original songs of tribute. Members of the Civic Orchestra Fellowship Program and guest artists from the U.K.-based Irene Taylor Trust work with parents from the support and advocacy group Purpose Over Pain to write, record and perform these songs.
This concert will feature previously written songs that have been written since the project began in 2018. They will be performed by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Fellows, artists of the Irene Taylor Trust, guest singers and parents of Purpose Over Pain.
The program will be announced in January 2025.
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