Acoustic Music Series presents: Jordan Lulloff and Nick Zoulek

Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022

Doors: 1PM 

Showtime: 2PM

About Jordan Lulloff:

Jordan Lulloff is a Chicago-based saxophonist that specializes in the performance of music by living composers. In addition to his solo engagements, Jordan is a founding member of ~Nois, a Chicago-based saxophone quartet that defies categorization by working between the boundary of contemporary classical music and experimental improvisation. Jordan has been the featured soloist with the United States Air Force Band, University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, and the Lansing and Ann Arbor Community Concert Bands. As the Tenor Saxophonist of ~Nois, Jordan is in demand as a guest artist and lecturer at universities across the nation. Additionally, the group has been featured on festivals such as Big Ears, the Continuum Music Festival, the Re:Sound Festival, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Omaha Under the Radar. He currently serves as Applied Instructor of Classical Saxophone at The University of Illinois Chicago. 

About Nick Zoulek: 

Praised as “stunningly virtuosic, whatever the genre.” (Wall Street Journal), Dr. Nick Zoulek is a Chicago-based saxophonist and composer of “pure mindfulness and talent.” (PopMatters). Nick explores new possibilities in saxophone, drawing upon indie-rock and EDM influences, weaving tapestries of visceral sound through meditative circular breathing and overtones. At Re:SOUND, Zoulek will perform works from his upcoming project, Enter Branch.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Jordan Lulloff and Nick Zoulek Livestream

Dates Available: October 9 - October 11, 2022

Live Showtime: 2PM on October 9

About Jordan Lulloff:

Jordan Lulloff is a Chicago-based saxophonist that specializes in the performance of music by living composers. In addition to his solo engagements, Jordan is a founding member of ~Nois, a Chicago-based saxophone quartet that defies categorization by working between the boundary of contemporary classical music and experimental improvisation. Jordan has been the featured soloist with the United States Air Force Band, University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, and the Lansing and Ann Arbor Community Concert Bands. As the Tenor Saxophonist of ~Nois, Jordan is in demand as a guest artist and lecturer at universities across the nation. Additionally, the group has been featured on festivals such as Big Ears, the Continuum Music Festival, the Re:Sound Festival, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Omaha Under the Radar. He currently serves as Applied Instructor of Classical Saxophone at The University of Illinois Chicago. 

About Nick Zoulek: 

Praised as “stunningly virtuosic, whatever the genre.” (Wall Street Journal), Dr. Nick Zoulek is a Chicago-based saxophonist and composer of “pure mindfulness and talent.” (PopMatters). Nick explores new possibilities in saxophone, drawing upon indie-rock and EDM influences, weaving tapestries of visceral sound through meditative circular breathing and overtones. At Re:SOUND, Zoulek will perform works from his upcoming project, Enter Branch.

Acoustic Music Series presents: South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago Livestream 

Dates Available: October 9 - October 11, 2022

Live Showtime: 6PM on October 9

About: 

South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago debuts at Epiphany while commencing its tenth season presenting Hindustani and Carnatic classical and light classical music and featuring top acts by visiting artists as well as fine local performers. In collaboration with local teachers, SACMS also puts on annual programs of student musicians of these sparkling and highly developed genres. In honor of the 2022 Year of Chicago Dance, today’s program at Epiphany also features classical Indian dance.

Oindrila Roy Mallick is a well-known dancer among the younger generation of Bharatanatyam dancers. Trained initially under late Guru K. P.P Thampi from the age of five. Oindrila honed her dance skills further under Legendary Guru Khagendra Nath Barman, one of the most senior disciples of Guru Rukmini Devi Arundale, Founder of unique “Kalakshetra” Style (Bharataatyam).From 2011 she started leaning under the guidance of Guru Abhoy Pal of kalamandalam Style. So Oindrla's dance reflects the cumulative richness of her learning experience. Her passion remains deeply rooted in classical dance. As a Bharatnatyam dancer Oindrila’s Hallmark remains in her ability to captivate her audience by bringing forth the inherent beauty and contemporaneity of the ancient genre.

Bansuri (keyless bamboo north Indian transverse flute) player, Lyon Leifer, learned initially in a five-year residency in India under master musician and flutemaker, Devendra Murdeshwar, and subsequently as feasible until the master’s passing in 2000. Encouraged by his Guruji to perform raga music at an early date, Lyon’s performances draw rave reviews and requests to perform in numerous venues. The Indian Express has called him “One of the world’s leading bansuri exponents.”

Indranil Mallick, tabla, a leading Kolkata-based player among the maturing set and prominent disciple of Pt. Swapan Chaudhury, is already well-known as both accompanist and soloist. He is a winner of multiple awards and appears at major conferences in India and locations all around Europe and North America.

SACMS gratefully acknowledges support for this program of both Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Acoustic Music Series presents: South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago 

Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022

Doors: 5PM 

Showtime: 6PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago debuts at Epiphany while commencing its tenth season presenting Hindustani and Carnatic classical and light classical music and featuring top acts by visiting artists as well as fine local performers. In collaboration with local teachers, SACMS also puts on annual programs of student musicians of these sparkling and highly developed genres. In honor of the 2022 Year of Chicago Dance, today’s program at Epiphany also features classical Indian dance.

Oindrila Roy Mallick is a well-known dancer among the younger generation of Bharatanatyam dancers. Trained initially under late Guru K. P.P Thampi from the age of five. Oindrila honed her dance skills further under Legendary Guru Khagendra Nath Barman, one of the most senior disciples of Guru Rukmini Devi Arundale, Founder of unique “Kalakshetra” Style (Bharataatyam).From 2011 she started leaning under the guidance of Guru Abhoy Pal of kalamandalam Style. So Oindrla's dance reflects the cumulative richness of her learning experience. Her passion remains deeply rooted in classical dance. As a Bharatnatyam dancer Oindrila’s Hallmark remains in her ability to captivate her audience by bringing forth the inherent beauty and contemporaneity of the ancient genre.

Bansuri (keyless bamboo north Indian transverse flute) player, Lyon Leifer, learned initially in a five-year residency in India under master musician and flutemaker, Devendra Murdeshwar, and subsequently as feasible until the master’s passing in 2000. Encouraged by his Guruji to perform raga music at an early date, Lyon’s performances draw rave reviews and requests to perform in numerous venues. The Indian Express has called him “One of the world’s leading bansuri exponents.”

Indranil Mallick, tabla, a leading Kolkata-based player among the maturing set and prominent disciple of Pt. Swapan Chaudhury, is already well-known as both accompanist and soloist. He is a winner of multiple awards and appears at major conferences in India and locations all around Europe and North America.

SACMS gratefully acknowledges support for this program of both Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

• No premiums available 

Service is available at all times during hours of operation
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Acoustic Music Series presents: Decho Ensemble 

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Doors: 1PM 

Showtime: 2PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

Hailed as a “winning combination in every way!”, Decho Ensemble was founded by Sarah Marchitelli and Jacob Swanson in 2011 with the intention of sharing the saxophone as a concert instrument of wide-ranging capability. Critically acclaimed for their “blend and precision”, the ensemble has performed throughout North America and Europe.Presenting on concert series, television, and radio, the Decho Ensemble has collaborated with chamber orchestras, poets, dance companies, and ensembles/instrumentalists in addition to their all-saxophone programming. Decho Ensemble has presented at the North American Saxophone Alliance Regional and Biennial Conferences as well as the United States Navy International Saxophone Symposium. Since 2016 the Decho Ensemble has participated in residencies at Mercyhurst University, Idaho University at Moscow, and with the Ny Musikks Komponistgruppe in Oslo, Norway as part of their inaugural PULS Festival. 

Collaborating with composers, presenting standard repertoire, and adapting early works for saxophones the Decho Ensemble continues to push borders and broaden the saxophone’s voice in concert music. Since 2008, Dr. Katherine Petersen and Jacob Swanson have collaborated on presenting works for saxophone and voice. In 2019, Katherine and the Decho Ensemble participated in a joint residency at University of Idaho at Moscow as guests of the composition studio and Ruby Fulton - Decho Voce was formed. With several composer collaborations underway, Decho Voce’s immediate future includes concert appearances and recording projects. The Decho Ensemble performs on vintage Buescher saxophones built in the United States.

Commended as a “soloist with impeccable taste,” and praised by audiences and composers for his "gorgeous, lyrical tone, spectacular technique, and heartfelt musicality ..." for presenting "the soprano saxophone at the height of its beauty," Jacob Swanson has performed throughout North America and Europe on concert series, television, and radio. Swanson's debut album, Invisible Cities, featured works for soprano saxophone and piano and was met with critical acclaim for "remind[ing] us what a  beautiful instrument the soprano saxophone is ... [performing with] handsome tone, flawless technique, and great musical sensibilities."-ClevelandClassical His second album, wired., featured music for soprano saxophone and electronic medium - nearly all composer/performer collaborations. Swanson has additionally recorded with Andrew Cote as part of his debut album, Ulterior Motives.

Sarah Marchitelli co-founded the Decho Ensemble in 2011 with Jacob Swanson and, in 2018, joined the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Sarah has performed throughout North America and Europe. She serves on faculty at the State University of New York at Fredonia (Music Education/Music History) and teaches woodwinds for Infinity Visual and Performing Arts in Jamestown, New York. Sarah holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Her teachers have included saxophonists Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, Christopher Oldfield, Carina Raschèr, and Harry White.

Soprano, Katherine Petersen specializes in the performance of 21st century music for voice/saxophone and Russian Art Song. Based in Chicago, Katherine performs regularly with Folks Operetta, the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Chicago Opera Theater, and Transgressive Theatre-Opera. Katherine is also Associate Professor of Voice at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago where she teaches Voice Pedagogy, Song Repertoire, Studio Voice, and Diction for Singers. She holds a DMA in Voice Performance from Ohio State University and a MM in Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College.

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

• No premiums available 

Service is available at all times during hours of operation
* See website for hours of operation

Acoustic Music Series presents: Decho Ensemble Livestream 

Dates Available: October 16 - October 18, 2022

Live Showtime: 2PM on October 16

About: 

Hailed as a “winning combination in every way!”, Decho Ensemble was founded by Sarah Marchitelli and Jacob Swanson in 2011 with the intention of sharing the saxophone as a concert instrument of wide-ranging capability. Critically acclaimed for their “blend and precision”, the ensemble has performed throughout North America and Europe.Presenting on concert series, television, and radio, the Decho Ensemble has collaborated with chamber orchestras, poets, dance companies, and ensembles/instrumentalists in addition to their all-saxophone programming. Decho Ensemble has presented at the North American Saxophone Alliance Regional and Biennial Conferences as well as the United States Navy International Saxophone Symposium. Since 2016 the Decho Ensemble has participated in residencies at Mercyhurst University, Idaho University at Moscow, and with the Ny Musikks Komponistgruppe in Oslo, Norway as part of their inaugural PULS Festival. 

Collaborating with composers, presenting standard repertoire, and adapting early works for saxophones the Decho Ensemble continues to push borders and broaden the saxophone’s voice in concert music. Since 2008, Dr. Katherine Petersen and Jacob Swanson have collaborated on presenting works for saxophone and voice. In 2019, Katherine and the Decho Ensemble participated in a joint residency at University of Idaho at Moscow as guests of the composition studio and Ruby Fulton - Decho Voce was formed. With several composer collaborations underway, Decho Voce’s immediate future includes concert appearances and recording projects. The Decho Ensemble performs on vintage Buescher saxophones built in the United States.

Commended as a “soloist with impeccable taste,” and praised by audiences and composers for his "gorgeous, lyrical tone, spectacular technique, and heartfelt musicality ..." for presenting "the soprano saxophone at the height of its beauty," Jacob Swanson has performed throughout North America and Europe on concert series, television, and radio. Swanson's debut album, Invisible Cities, featured works for soprano saxophone and piano and was met with critical acclaim for "remind[ing] us what a  beautiful instrument the soprano saxophone is ... [performing with] handsome tone, flawless technique, and great musical sensibilities."-ClevelandClassical His second album, wired., featured music for soprano saxophone and electronic medium - nearly all composer/performer collaborations. Swanson has additionally recorded with Andrew Cote as part of his debut album, Ulterior Motives.

Sarah Marchitelli co-founded the Decho Ensemble in 2011 with Jacob Swanson and, in 2018, joined the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Sarah has performed throughout North America and Europe. She serves on faculty at the State University of New York at Fredonia (Music Education/Music History) and teaches woodwinds for Infinity Visual and Performing Arts in Jamestown, New York. Sarah holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Her teachers have included saxophonists Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, Christopher Oldfield, Carina Raschèr, and Harry White.

Soprano, Katherine Petersen specializes in the performance of 21st century music for voice/saxophone and Russian Art Song. Based in Chicago, Katherine performs regularly with Folks Operetta, the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Chicago Opera Theater, and Transgressive Theatre-Opera. Katherine is also Associate Professor of Voice at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago where she teaches Voice Pedagogy, Song Repertoire, Studio Voice, and Diction for Singers. She holds a DMA in Voice Performance from Ohio State University and a MM in Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Ursa Ensemble and Friends: Fewer Dahlias 3.0

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Doors: 6PM 

Showtime: 7PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

The Ursa Ensemble will reunite after a Pandemic-long hiatus for a concert benefiting abortion rights groups.  All of the ensemble’s profit from this event will be donated to groups like the Midwest Access Coalition and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.  In the wake of Roe V. Wade, we are excited to use our music-making to support healthcare for all.

Rather than determining a concert order in advance, we are leaving this program up to chance…kinda like what happens when you set a playlist to “shuffle”.  Thus, we are having a Shuffle Concert!  However, we are leaving the concert order in the hands of our audience.  You, the listeners, get to choose what comes next!  Isn’t it great to have a choice?  We will be raffling the opportunity to call the next tune.  Each general admission ticket comes with 10 raffle tickets.  You can purchase additional tickets for $1 each.  If your number is called, you pick the next selection.

All works on this program have been composed by Women Composers.  Some are living, some are dead, and some are jazz composers!  This is an evening to celebrate the strides women have made in a field where they have historically been silenced or excluded. 

Ursa Ensemble members will be joined by a stunning line-up of our friends!  Joining us as guest artists will be:  Pianists Rick Ferguson, Jonathan Hannau, Marianne Parker, and Lara Driscoll; Vocalists Callandra Youngleson and Katherine Petersen, and reed-players Matt Shevitz and Richard Brasseale! 

“My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.” - William Allen White

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

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Acoustic Music Series presents: Ursa Ensemble and Friends: Fewer Dahlias 3.0 Livestream 

Dates Available: October 16 - October 18, 2022

Live Showtime: 7PM on October 16

About: 

The Ursa Ensemble is a Chicago-based chamber music ensemble that seeks to present uncommon music to our audiences in unique ways, in unconventional places, and with individual interpretations.  The Ursa ensemble has performed at a variety of locations across the Midwest including Constellation Chicago, Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, The Green Mill Jazz Lounge, DePaul University School of Music, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Indiana University South Bend, the DANK Haus, Tavern of Fine Arts, The Musical Offering, Uncommon Ground, PianoForte Studios, and the Narloch Piano Studio.  They have been highlighted in festivals such as Chicago Artists Month, The Ravenswood Art Walk, Narlochpolooza, and the Thirsty Ears Festival.  For the 2019-2020 season, Ursa Ensemble has the honor of being Ensemble in Residence at the Musical Offering in Evanston, Illinois. 

Ursa Ensemble members are fiercely dedicated to making complex music less intimidating, but still deeply moving, to the uninitiated listener.  Their flagship Collaboration in Concert (CIC) series gives listeners the opportunity to create an art piece under the tutelage of a professional painter, poet, author, photographer, or other artist, while gaining direction from the ensemble’s live music. CIC events have led the Ursas into all sorts of arenas, allowing them to work with and perform for an extremely diverse audience: elementary school students at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School in Chicago’s low-income, Austin neighborhood; college students at Harold Washington College in Chicago’s Loop; young writers-in-the-making at 826CHI; even trendy bar-hoppers at the Tavern of Fine Arts in St. Louis.   Past CIC events have involved collaborations with artists in a wide range of expertises, including photographer Michael Schoeneweis, author Michael San Gabino, printmaker Sarah Adams, painter Lewis Achenbach, and painter Melanie Brown.

With the instrumentation of Clarinet, Violin, and Cello, Ursa Ensemble enjoys exploring and arranging a vast repertoire spanning thousands of years, from the Renaissance to present day. The Ursa Ensemble is also committed to furthering the impact and longevity of classical music by actively commissioning and performing new works.  They have premiered works by composers such as Pierce Gradone, Jonathan Hannau, Jordan Jenkins, and Jeff Kowalkowski, all of which were written specifically for the ensemble.

The Ursa Ensemble consists of some of the best young musicians in the Chicago area, all of whom are dedicated performers and artist-teachers. Praised for her “gleaming tone and Hollywood glamor,” violinist Rachel Brown is the Associate Principal Second Violin of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and has given over a dozen world premieres of contemporary solo and ensemble works.  She is the Chair of the Music Department at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, and also teaches at The Musical Offering.  Described as “alluring” by the Wall Street Journal, cellist Veronica Nettles focuses on performance in classical chamber music (she was a founding member of the Kaia String quartet) and world music collaborations (she is a member of a Cuban Charangas ensemble).  Also, she  maintains a private studio at the DePaul University Community Music Division.  Joe Sanchez, clarinetist, is a founding member of the Vandoren Sponsored Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet, and he can be heard regularly with a cross continental spread of orchestras, ranging from Las Vegas to Kalamazoo!  

Acoustic Music Series presents: Philip Daniel 

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Doors: 1PM

Showtime: 2PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Philip Daniel: 

Acoustic Music Series presents: Philip Daniel Livestream

Dates Available: October 30 - November 1, 2022

Live Showtime: 2PM on October 30

About Philip Daniel: 

Acoustic Music Series presents: Philip Daniel Livestream

Dates Available: October 30 - November 1, 2022

Live Showtime: 2PM on October 30

About Philip Daniel: 

Acoustic Music Series presents: Picosa Livestream 

Dates Available: November 6 - November 8, 2022

Live Showtime: 2PM on November 6

About Picosa: 

Picosa  reflects an expansive and inclusive view of music in its artistry, programming, and concert experience. A Chicago-based ensemble comprised of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and composer-in-residence, Picosa champions the works of Chicago composers onstage each season. The ensemble also showcases music from diverse historical and cultural contexts and hosts its multiple  ongoing concert series at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center, Epiphany Center for the Arts, and The Driehaus Museum. Every concert experience is a community building event, and the musicians welcome conversations with the audience in post-concert receptions and in social media.

Founded in 2014, Picosa’s recent performances include Live from WFMT with Kerry Frumkin, Rush Hour Concert Series, Chicago’s Cultural Center, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Ear Taxi Festival, and Frequency Series at Constellation Chicago.  The ensemble has also held guest residencies at Elmhurst University, North Central College, and Roosevelt University.

Picosa is a 501(c)3 organization that relies on the support of music lovers to bring great performances to the stage. Please visit www.PicosaMusic.com for additional information.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Picosa 

Date: Sunday, November 6, 2022

Doors: 1PM

Showtime: 2PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $10 - Student ( Must show student ID at door) 

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’

About Picosa: 

Picosa  reflects an expansive and inclusive view of music in its artistry, programming, and concert experience. A Chicago-based ensemble comprised of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and composer-in-residence, Picosa champions the works of Chicago composers onstage each season. The ensemble also showcases music from diverse historical and cultural contexts and hosts its multiple  ongoing concert series at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center, Epiphany Center for the Arts, and The Driehaus Museum. Every concert experience is a community building event, and the musicians welcome conversations with the audience in post-concert receptions and in social media.

Founded in 2014, Picosa’s recent performances include Live from WFMT with Kerry Frumkin, Rush Hour Concert Series, Chicago’s Cultural Center, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Ear Taxi Festival, and Frequency Series at Constellation Chicago.  The ensemble has also held guest residencies at Elmhurst University, North Central College, and Roosevelt University.

Picosa is a 501(c)3 organization that relies on the support of music lovers to bring great performances to the stage. Please visit www.PicosaMusic.com for additional information.

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

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ChiArts Presents: Pat Owen-Leary 

Date: Sunday, November 6, 2022

Doors: 6PM

Showtime: 7PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

Hailing from Chicago’s north-side, Pat Owen-Leary is a composer/performer and singer/songwriter who bridges the gaps between music in all genres. A product of the Old Town School for Folk Music and the Chicago High School for the Arts, Owen-Leary is a well-versed guitarist in the styles of bluegrass, jazz, rock, and classical music. He has performed at several venues across the Chicago area, including The Grafton, The Pony Inn, and Uncommon Ground. His debut EP, ‘Dirty Demos,’ is now available on all streaming platforms.

Owen-Leary received a B.M. in Music Composition and Guitar Performance from Baldwin Wallace University and an M.M. in Music Composition from University of Missouri-Kansas City. As an undergraduate, Owen-Leary performed as a soloist with the BW Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band and also performed as a pit musician in BW's highly acclaimed musical theatre productions. By the end of his B.M., Owen-Leary had his works performed by members of Fifth House Ensemble, A Far Cry, and The Cleveland Orchestra. As a graduate student, Owen-Leary shifted his focus from strict orchestral composition to music for film and media with an acute focus on electronic/electro-acoustic music. Some of his electronic work was used as part of the UMKC Composition/Dance Studio Collaboration. During his M.M.. Owen-Leary also co-founded UMKC’s student-curated new music group, ’Crossroads Contemporary Ensemble.’ Throughout his academic career and since graduating, Owen-Leary has been apart of numerous arts organizations. Owen-Leary is a music conservatory substitute at his alma mater, the Chicago High School for the Arts, and has also taken up work as a private lesson instructor with Access Contemporary Music, the school that provided him with his first formal composition instruction. Later this month, Owen-Leary will launch the first installments of his podcast, the Red Button Room, which he will use to promote aspiring musicians in the Chicago area.

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

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ChiArts Presents: Pat Owen-Leary Livestream

Dates Available: November 6 - November 8, 2022

Live Showtime: 7PM on November 6

About: 

Hailing from Chicago’s north-side, Pat Owen-Leary is a composer/performer and singer/songwriter who bridges the gaps between music in all genres. A product of the Old Town School for Folk Music and the Chicago High School for the Arts, Owen-Leary is a well-versed guitarist in the styles of bluegrass, jazz, rock, and classical music. He has performed at several venues across the Chicago area, including The Grafton, The Pony Inn, and Uncommon Ground. His debut EP, ‘Dirty Demos,’ is now available on all streaming platforms.

Owen-Leary received a B.M. in Music Composition and Guitar Performance from Baldwin Wallace University and an M.M. in Music Composition from University of Missouri-Kansas City. As an undergraduate, Owen-Leary performed as a soloist with the BW Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band and also performed as a pit musician in BW's highly acclaimed musical theatre productions. By the end of his B.M., Owen-Leary had his works performed by members of Fifth House Ensemble, A Far Cry, and The Cleveland Orchestra. As a graduate student, Owen-Leary shifted his focus from strict orchestral composition to music for film and media with an acute focus on electronic/electro-acoustic music. Some of his electronic work was used as part of the UMKC Composition/Dance Studio Collaboration. During his M.M.. Owen-Leary also co-founded UMKC’s student-curated new music group, ’Crossroads Contemporary Ensemble.’ Throughout his academic career and since graduating, Owen-Leary has been apart of numerous arts organizations. Owen-Leary is a music conservatory substitute at his alma mater, the Chicago High School for the Arts, and has also taken up work as a private lesson instructor with Access Contemporary Music, the school that provided him with his first formal composition instruction. Later this month, Owen-Leary will launch the first installments of his podcast, the Red Button Room, which he will use to promote aspiring musicians in the Chicago area.

Voices of Chicago presents: Matthew Fries 

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Matthew Fries: 

Matthew Fries is a joyful voice on the piano with a unique and recognizable style that is authentically rooted in the tradition of the classic jazz pianists, while still looking forward to the future of the music and the instrument.

As a composer and leader he has performed his own music extensively, recording ten albums of mostly original compositions. His music has been described as playful and hopeful, introspective, full of joy and wonderment, and awash with tonal colors. But it is his deeply swinging piano style and collaborative spirit that have also made him an in-demand sideman for both instrumentalists and vocalists. He has toured worldwide, appears on scores of recordings, and his work has been described as “the best jazz accompaniment I’ve seen in a cabaret in years” (The New York Times), and “the crispest rhythm section imaginable” (The London Times).

Matthew is a dedicated educator and he continues to teach lessons, masterclasses, and clinics throughout the US and abroad. Since 2017 he is a proud part of the Western Michigan University faculty as Professor of Jazz Piano where he teaches private lessons, coaches jazz combos, and teaches classes in jazz theory, improvisation, composition and arranging.

Born in Selinsgrove, PA into a musical family, his father was his first piano teacher. Matthew was interested in the freedom of musical improvisation at an early age, but it was a class in college that sparked his interest in jazz piano. He has a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College and a master’s from the University of Tennessee where he was mentored by the Memphis jazz piano great, Donald Brown. It was Donald who saw the talent and commitment in Matthew and encouraged him to pursue music in NYC. He moved there in 1994 and quickly established himself as a recognizable and integral part of the jazz scene – performing in major clubs, recording, and touring while calling NYC home for more than twenty years. Through Donald Brown he also became connected with pianists James Williams and Mulgrew Miller who continued to mentor him in NYC and help him develop his personal style and deep connection to the tradition of jazz piano.

Matthew won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in 1997 and was runner-up in the American Pianists Association Jazz Piano Competition.

He has recorded five albums and toured internationally with his collaborative, original-music trio TRI-FI – a group that Jazz Review says, “takes on the Jazz Trio challenge and delivers a ‘knock out’ punch,” and about whom Downbeat Magazine says, “the clairvoyance of these three members can be mesmerizing.”

He has a 20-year collaboration of touring, recording and composing with singer-songwriter Curtis Stigers as part of his band.

He has shared the stage with a long list of jazz performers that includes Curtis Stigers, Stacey Kent, Ann Hampton Callaway, DeeDee Bridgewater, Vincent Herring, Steve Wilson, Joel Frahm, Steve LaSpina, Dave Samuels, Claudio Roditi, Terell Stafford and many others.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

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Voices of Chicago presents: Matthew Fries Livestream 

Dates Available: November 9 - November 11, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM 

About Matthew Fries: 

Matthew Fries is a joyful voice on the piano with a unique and recognizable style that is authentically rooted in the tradition of the classic jazz pianists, while still looking forward to the future of the music and the instrument.

As a composer and leader he has performed his own music extensively, recording ten albums of mostly original compositions. His music has been described as playful and hopeful, introspective, full of joy and wonderment, and awash with tonal colors. But it is his deeply swinging piano style and collaborative spirit that have also made him an in-demand sideman for both instrumentalists and vocalists. He has toured worldwide, appears on scores of recordings, and his work has been described as “the best jazz accompaniment I’ve seen in a cabaret in years” (The New York Times), and “the crispest rhythm section imaginable” (The London Times).

Matthew is a dedicated educator and he continues to teach lessons, masterclasses, and clinics throughout the US and abroad. Since 2017 he is a proud part of the Western Michigan University faculty as Professor of Jazz Piano where he teaches private lessons, coaches jazz combos, and teaches classes in jazz theory, improvisation, composition and arranging.

Born in Selinsgrove, PA into a musical family, his father was his first piano teacher. Matthew was interested in the freedom of musical improvisation at an early age, but it was a class in college that sparked his interest in jazz piano. He has a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College and a master’s from the University of Tennessee where he was mentored by the Memphis jazz piano great, Donald Brown. It was Donald who saw the talent and commitment in Matthew and encouraged him to pursue music in NYC. He moved there in 1994 and quickly established himself as a recognizable and integral part of the jazz scene – performing in major clubs, recording, and touring while calling NYC home for more than twenty years. Through Donald Brown he also became connected with pianists James Williams and Mulgrew Miller who continued to mentor him in NYC and help him develop his personal style and deep connection to the tradition of jazz piano.

Matthew won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in 1997 and was runner-up in the American Pianists Association Jazz Piano Competition.

He has recorded five albums and toured internationally with his collaborative, original-music trio TRI-FI – a group that Jazz Review says, “takes on the Jazz Trio challenge and delivers a ‘knock out’ punch,” and about whom Downbeat Magazine says, “the clairvoyance of these three members can be mesmerizing.”

He has a 20-year collaboration of touring, recording and composing with singer-songwriter Curtis Stigers as part of his band.

He has shared the stage with a long list of jazz performers that includes Curtis Stigers, Stacey Kent, Ann Hampton Callaway, DeeDee Bridgewater, Vincent Herring, Steve Wilson, Joel Frahm, Steve LaSpina, Dave Samuels, Claudio Roditi, Terell Stafford and many others.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Dan Moroz 

Date: November 13, 2022

Doors: 6:30PM 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $ 20 - General Admission

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Dan Moroz:

Acoustic Music Series presents: Dan Moroz Livestream 

Dates Available: November 13 - November 15, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on November 13

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Dan Moroz:

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Doors: 5PM 

Showtime: 6PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Flexible and adaptable, Dal Niente’s roster of 26 musicians presents an uncommonly broad range of contemporary music, guiding listeners towards music that transforms existing ideas and subverts convention. Audiences coming to Dal Niente shows can expect distinctive productions—from fully staged operas to multimedia spectacles to intimate solo performances—that are curated to pique curiosity and connect art, culture, and people.

Now in its second decade, Ensemble Dal Niente has performed concerts across Europe and the Americas, including  appearances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC; The Foro Internacional de Música Nueva in Mexico City; Radialsystem Berlin, MusicArte Festival in Panama City; The Library of Congress and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.; the Art Institute of Chicago and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival; Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; The Americas Society; and the Darmstadt Summer Courses in Germany. Dal Niente is the recipient of the 2019 Fromm Music Foundation prize, and was the first-ever ensemble to win the Kranichstein prize for interpretation in 2012. The group has recordings available on the New World, New Amsterdam, New Focus, Navona, Parlour Tapes+, and Carrier labels; has held residencies at The University of Chicago, Harvard University, Stanford University, Brown University, Brandeis University, and Northwestern University, among others; and collaborated with a wide range of composers, from Gérard Grisey to George Lewis to Hilda Paredes to Roscoe Mitchell.

The ensemble's name, Dal Niente ("from nothing" in Italian), is a tribute to Helmut Lachenmann's Dal niente (Interieur III), a work that upended traditional conceptions of instrumental technique; and also a reference to the group’s humble beginnings.

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Doors: 6:30PM 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $15 - General Admission | $60 - VIP table for 2 within the first 2 rows

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DREW FASE has been playing the piano since he was six and began singing in high school. Studying classical, pop and jazz as a student, Drew has developed his own unique style of accompanying himself, synchronizing with his deep rich baritone voice and haunting vibrato. Drew has performed as a wedding musician and church organist for many denominations. He was the keyboardist for the rock bands Zen Archer and Chaos. Later he joined up with blues bands Deb & The Ole Dogs and Slim and the Blues Kangaroos. On several occasions he has performed as a solo artist. In 1995 he joined the Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble which he took over directing in 2004. The GEJE performs a summer concert series in the Glen Ellyn parks. Every year he attends the Tritone Jazz Camp in Door County at the keys and vocal mic. Currently Drew performs in cabaret shows and open mics around town. He has performed in Song Shop and Opportunity Knocks shows. Last year he did a sold-out show with T. Patrick Davis and will be following up with part 2 this November with a show at Epiphany Center for the Arts.

T. PATRICK DAVIS is Chicago born singer who is known to masterfully belt and croon jazz, pop, soul, blues, cabaret, and rock musical styles with his unique, rich and resonant baritone and falsetto voice.  T. Patrick with his trademark fedoras can excite an audience to dance or have them swoon at his vocal stylings. As a member of Chicago Cabaret Professionals, T. Patrick has performed in many stellar productions over the years including Musical Mondays, Merry Measures, Working in Concert’s SongShop Live Shows, 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret-Part 2: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection, Sami Scott’s 3 Minutes in the Spotlight, Opportunity Knocks, Harris House of Music, Strut Your Stuff, and Old Town School of Music Recitals. Currently Patrick performs in variety of cabaret shows and open mics across town. T. Patrick collaborated with Drew Fase for their sold out “Drew & Patrick Sing All Time Favorites” show at Davenports in November 2022. Drew and T. Patrick plan to bring their “Drew & Patrick Sing All Time Favorites Part 2” in November 2022 at the Epiphany Center of the Arts.

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Drew & T. Patrick Sing All Time Favorites Part 2 Livestream

Dates Available: November 20 - November 22, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on November 20

About: 

DREW FASE has been playing the piano since he was six and began singing in high school. Studying classical, pop and jazz as a student, Drew has developed his own unique style of accompanying himself, synchronizing with his deep rich baritone voice and haunting vibrato. Drew has performed as a wedding musician and church organist for many denominations. He was the keyboardist for the rock bands Zen Archer and Chaos. Later he joined up with blues bands Deb & The Ole Dogs and Slim and the Blues Kangaroos. On several occasions he has performed as a solo artist. In 1995 he joined the Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble which he took over directing in 2004. The GEJE performs a summer concert series in the Glen Ellyn parks. Every year he attends the Tritone Jazz Camp in Door County at the keys and vocal mic. Currently Drew performs in cabaret shows and open mics around town. He has performed in Song Shop and Opportunity Knocks shows. Last year he did a sold-out show with T. Patrick Davis and will be following up with part 2 this November with a show at Epiphany Center for the Arts.

T. PATRICK DAVIS is Chicago born singer who is known to masterfully belt and croon jazz, pop, soul, blues, cabaret, and rock musical styles with his unique, rich and resonant baritone and falsetto voice.  T. Patrick with his trademark fedoras can excite an audience to dance or have them swoon at his vocal stylings. As a member of Chicago Cabaret Professionals, T. Patrick has performed in many stellar productions over the years including Musical Mondays, Merry Measures, Working in Concert’s SongShop Live Shows, 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret-Part 2: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection, Sami Scott’s 3 Minutes in the Spotlight, Opportunity Knocks, Harris House of Music, Strut Your Stuff, and Old Town School of Music Recitals. Currently Patrick performs in variety of cabaret shows and open mics across town. T. Patrick collaborated with Drew Fase for their sold out “Drew & Patrick Sing All Time Favorites” show at Davenports in November 2022. Drew and T. Patrick plan to bring their “Drew & Patrick Sing All Time Favorites Part 2” in November 2022 at the Epiphany Center of the Arts.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 

Date: Sunday, December 2, 2022

Doors: 1PM 

Showtime: 2PM 

About: 

Founded in 1990, Rembrandt Chamber Musicians is a Chicago-based ensemble featuring principal members of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra. Rembrandt perpetuates classical chamber music as an accessible, engaging, and deeply personal living art form by presenting world-class performances of well-known masterworks and hidden gems from the Baroque period to the present; collaborating with renowned guest artists; commissioning composers to create new musical works; and supporting young musicians through an annual high school chamber music competition and educational outreach initiatives. For more information, visit www.rembrandtchambermusicians.org.

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Acoustic Music Series presents: Constellation Men's Ensemble 

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Doors: 5PM 

Showtime: 6PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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Constellation Men’s Ensemble (CME) is a Chicago-based vocal group dedicated to creating distinct performances in unique spaces, empowering the next generation of singers through educational engagement, and expanding the repertoire for men’s vocal music by commissioning new works from both emerging and established composers. 

In 2016, CME founded their new music series NOVA, “new, original, vocal, art.”  NOVA seeks to capitalize on their mission of commissioning new works. Last year, the fifth annual NOVA concerts were centered around the theme of “humanhood,” and featured the largest commissioned work to date by New Jersey-based composer Robert Maggio entitled Man Up/Man Down. That work will be featured on Constellation’s first album being released in early 2023 with Sono Luminus Records. 

Constellation has had the opportunity to partner with Music of the Baroque to bring their music and passion to students within Chicago Public Schools. Workshop performances focused on careers in music, the joy of community through singing, and the multitude of ways that music can remain a part of your life post high school. Pre-COVID, they toured to New England and Maine, working with over 2,000 middle and high school students through their passion of connecting with the next generation of singers.

CME is the 2019 winner of the American Prize in Choral Performance, professional division. www.constellationensemble.org 

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