ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES presents: Fifth House Ensemble

Sunday May 22, 2022 

Doors: 2:00PM

Showtime: 3:00PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Fifth House Ensemble: 

Praised by the New York Times for its “conviction, authority, and finesse,” the Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble harnesses the collaborative spirit of chamber music to reach beyond the traditionally-perceived limits of classical music. 5HE curates this series of intimate performances at Epiphany Center for the Arts, celebrating works new and old, amplifying voices of the less-heard, and delighting in the sheer joy of sound exploration with all who come along for the ride.

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert 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

Visit Fifth House Website

ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES

Sunday May 22, 2022 

About Fifth House Ensemble: 

Praised by the New York Times for its “conviction, authority, and finesse,” the Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble harnesses the collaborative spirit of chamber music to reach beyond the traditionally-perceived limits of classical music. 5HE curates this series of intimate performances at Epiphany Center for the Arts, celebrating works new and old, amplifying voices of the less-heard, and delighting in the sheer joy of sound exploration with all who come along for the ride.

ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES presents: HUZAM with Karim Nagi & Ensemble 

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022 

Doors: 6pm

Showtime: 7:30pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

About HUZAM:

HUZAM features new compositions in traditional Arab music styles. Egyptian percussionist & composer Karim Nagi leads this skilled ensemble of master Chicago musicians hailing from Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Using authentic acoustic instruments, the group will feature material from the new album “Huzam” along with some classic Arab repertoire. In this concert, listeners can experience Arab tradition's connection to the intimate ensemble aesthetic of Chamber Music, the microtonal & hetero-phonic timelessness of Early Music, and the extemporaneous adventurism of Jazz. 

Get a sneak-peek at HUZAM before the show:

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert 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

Visit HUZAM's Website

Check out the video below: 
HUZAM at Epiphany Center for the Arts: 

Available Sunday, May 29, 2022 - Tuesday, May 31, 2022

About HUZAM:

HUZAM features new compositions in traditional Arab music styles. Egyptian percussionist & composer Karim Nagi leads this skilled ensemble of master Chicago musicians hailing from Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Using authentic acoustic instruments, the group will feature material from the new album “Huzam” along with some classic Arab repertoire. In this concert, listeners can experience Arab tradition's connection to the intimate ensemble aesthetic of Chamber Music, the microtonal & hetero-phonic timelessness of Early Music, and the extemporaneous adventurism of Jazz. 

Acoustic Music Series presents: Peter Ferry plays Mellits and Woods

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Doors: 1 pm 

Showtime: 2 pm 

About: 

The Chicago premieres of extraordinary new solo works by Marc Mellits and Ayanna Woods, followed by conversations with the artists.

Called "the ingenious percussionist Peter Ferry," (Chicago Sun-Times) and “an artist of vision... presenting percussion in a stunning thoughtful way,” (Democrat and Chronicle) PETER FERRY is a young American percussion soloist dedicated to contemporary repertoire and artistic collaboration. Following his concerto debut at age 18, Ferry has championed the works of living composers, including Michael Daugherty who has praised Ferry as “one of the most promising and committed soloists of his generation.”

AYANNA WOODS is a Grammy-nominated performer, composer and bandleader from Chicago. Her music explores the spaces between acoustic and electronic, traditional and esoteric, wildly improvisational and mathematically rigorous. A collaborator across genres and forms, her work spans new music, theater, film scoring, arranging, songwriting, and improvisation. She earned her B.A. in music from Yale University.

Composer MARC MELLITS is one of the leading American composers of his generation, enjoying hundreds of performances throughout the world every year, making him one of the most performed living composers in the United States. His unique musical style is an eclectic combination of driving rhythms, soaring lyricism, and colorful orchestrations that all combine to communicate directly with the listener. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, colorful, and always has a sense of forward motion.

"In Bloom Balloon, I was interested in exploring the vibraphone’s rich capacity for gradation. I returned often to the image of a dandelion seed leaving the plant—both modular and smooth, subtractive and generative. The title is a play on the image of a dandelion seed, and an onomatopoeia for clustered sounds drifting apart." –Ayanna Woods

"I composed Parkland during the immediate aftermath of the February 14, 2018, school shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. A childhood friend of mine lives in the Parkland area and went through the horror of knowing that her son was in the school during the shooting, the nightmare that all parents in the United States fear. It is music that is direct, largely quiet, and lives in a stretched-out moment of time that combines ethereal fear, solitude, sadness, patience, and resolve into a tribute to a community that was forced to bear a burden they should never have had to witness." -Marc Mellits

Visit Peter Ferry's Website

Acoustic Music Series presents: Indigo Ensemble 

Date: June 19, 2022

Showtime: 2:00 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

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

About: 

A strong drive to produce chamber music of the highest standard brought friends and colleagues together in the months preceding the pandemic to form the Indigo Ensemble.  In those initial 5 pre pandemic months, members of the Indigo Ensemble collaborated in performances of various genres, from piano trios to piano quintets, string quartets, string duos and sonatas showcasing repertoire from the Baroque to works of living composers.  Probing musicianship and technical security led to successful performances throughout the Chicagoland area, and with the recent return to live performances, members of the Indigo Ensemble are once again thrilled to share their renewed joy, passion and gratitude in making chamber music of the highest level with their audiences.  

In our Epiphany Center concert, piano trios of Beethoven and Faure will be presented by Indigo Ensemble members Timothy Archbold, Yuriy Geyer and Jeffrey Panko.  

Timothy Archbold is an Australian cellist currently playing with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Chicago, Skylight Theater, and as associate principal with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra.  He received his undergraduate degree in Music from the University of Melbourne, Australia then studied chamber music and cello performance in Germany for five years at the Hochschule fur Kunste in Bremen and European Chamber Music Academy in Hannover.  He went on to receive his master’s degree in music from Wichita State University where he played with the Graduate String Quartet and the Wichita Symphony.  In addition to his classical performing, Timothy has a large studio of private students and coaches honor chamber music ensembles with Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and several area high schools. When not doing cello stuff, Timothy enjoys crossfit and spending time with his wife and 3 girls Eleanor, Lucy and Abigail.

Pianist Jeffrey Panko has been featured as a solo and collaborative performer in performances throughout the United States and Europe, winning top prizes in the Society of American Musicians’ Piano Competition (Chicago) and the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition (New York).  Performances of note include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Lincoln Center Library, Symphony Center (Chicago), WQXR Radio (New York), WFMT Radio (Chicago) and Panko has received critical acclaim for recordings produced by the Albany and Innova labels.   An Artist Faculty member of the New Music School piano faculty in Chicago, Panko also serves as Minister of Music and as Artistic Director of the Music at Bethel Concert Series for Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Making his solo debut at the age of 10 with the Florida Symphony Orchestra, violinist Yuriy Geyer went on to receive numerous prestigious awards including first prizes at the Music Teachers National Association Violin competition, American String Teachers Violin national violin competition, Bach Society Violin competition, and a fellowship grant from the Aspen Music Festival. After graduating from Northwestern University, Yuriy has served as a substitute member of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and is currently the concertmaster of the local Chicago Arts Orchestra and Northwest Festival Orchestra, and has recorded with the Naxos label.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

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

Acoustic Music Series presents: Dan Moroz

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:00 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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

About Dan Moroz: 

Acoustic Music Series presents: Dan Moroz

Dates Available: Sunday, June 26, 2022 - Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:00 pm  - June 26, 2022

About Dan Moroz: 

Acoustic Music Series Presents: Black Oak Ensemble 

Date: July 17, 2022

Show: 2 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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

About Black Oak Ensemble: 

Praised for their “insightful, committed and masterful performances 10/10 ” ( Classics Today) and their “fierce eloquence” ( The Times, London), the Black Oak Ensemble is one of the most innovative and exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. The Black Oak Ensemble comprises GRAMMY-nominated violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe of the acclaimed Lincoln Trio, and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, a founding member of the groundbreaking GRAMMY-nominated Spektral Quartet.