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2010 Season Preview
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| The recent sights and smells of spring remind us that  Rush Hour is indeed "around the corner."
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2010 season will hold 14 concerts, with a roster of over sixty artists
from around the country. The music spans seven centuries, from the
Spanish Renaissance to Kevin Puts' Quintet for Piano and Strings ("The Red Snapper") from
2006. Several of Rush Hour's favorites will be returning: Third Coast
Percussion, CSO cellists and friends with soprano Maire O'Brien, Fulcrum
Point New Music Project, organist Bruce Barber, Quintet Attacca, Fifth
House Ensemble, Rembrandt Chamber Players and the Chamber Singers of the
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, just to name a few!
 Our 11th season opens on June 1 with the magnificent String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 by
Johannes Brahms, featuring artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Lovers of poetry and music will have a special treat as Children's Poet
Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman partners with pianist Kuang-Hao Huang in
Robert Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood," Op. 15 on July 13. And, the Euclid Quartet will make its Rush Hour debut in the season finale concert on August 31, performing Franz Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor ("Death and the Maiden").
For a complete listing of our 2010 season's programs and artists, please click here.
June 1 will be here before we know it; but, in the meantime, there is plenty of wonderful music to experience:
Tonight, Wednesday, April 21, Baroque Band is
performing at St. James Cathedral as part of the Chicago Early Music
Fest. Hear this stellar period-instrument ensemble perform Vivaldi's
series of violin concertos, L'Estro Armonico. You can also find them in the orchestra pit of Chicago Opera Theater's performances of Giasoneon April 25.
Third Coast Percussion is playing tomorrow, Thursday, April 22 at the
Unity Temple in Oak Park in a program exploring the connections between
architecture and music. You can catch them again on Saturday, May 1 at the
International House at the University of Chicago. This program includes
ensemble member David Skidmore's Fanfare for a New Audience, written
for and premiered at Rush Hour last year.
The Chicago Chamber Musicians will perform an all-Mozart First Monday concert on Monday, May 3 at the Chicago Cultural Center. The program includes the Duo for Violin and Viola No. 2 in B-Flat Major, K. 424, and the String Quintet in C minor, K. 406. If you can't make it to Preston Bradley Hall, tune in to WFMT (98.7 FM) from 12:15 - 1 p.m. and listen in!
Finally, Rembrandt Chamber Players will present their Concert IV, "Winners and Miniatures," on Tuesday, May 11 at Merit School of Music in Chicago and on Sunday, May 16 at the Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston. This program will feature the World Premiere of composer Stacy Garrop's Miniatures for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano.
- Deborah Sobol
Artistic and Executive Director
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Making Beautiful Music Together
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 Rush Hour is delighted to announce Delaware
Place Bank as its 2010 Lead Season Sponsor! Located adjacent to the Hancock
building, Delaware Place Bank is helmed by President Theodore Aldrich, who recently joined Rush Hour's Board of Directors.
 Additionally,
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach has joined our roster of partners as
Supporting Season Sponsor. Throughout the summer, many of the senior
community's residents enjoy Rush Hour's concert events.
We
are partnering this season with the Consulates General of the People's
Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain and Switzerland in
Chicago,
as well as the Embassy of Spain in Washington. You will enjoy music,
culture and cuisine from these countries during the concerts
denoted with Consulate General sponsorship. And, the Poetry Foundation
is joining forces with us once again to present a program of poetry and
music.
Finally,
we're pleased to share the news that Trader Joe's and Argo Tea will be
providing refreshments again this season at our pre-concert receptions.
Rush Hour is grateful to all its sponsors and partners whose
support ensures that the weekly concert events remain free and accessible to
all.
- Julie Hutchison
Managing Director
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Save the Date: May 18 Tasting Event
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 Whether you update your Blackberry, scribble in your planner or write on a sticky note, save the date for Fanfare's Annual Rush Hour Tasting event on Tuesday, May 18!
Fanfare, Rush Hour's auxiliary board of young professionals, is hosting its Fourth Annual Rush Hour Tasting event on Tuesday, May
18, at 6:00 p.m. at St. James Cathedral.
We'll quaff wine and munch appetizers in the St. James Café before heading into the Cathedral for an exclusive performance by Fifth House Ensemble. We'll enjoy dessert and chatting with the musicians following the performance.
The
ever-popular Tasting is a unique opportunity for live-music lovers to meet, mingle
and get a "taste" of the upcoming Rush Hour season. Donate just $20 in advance via PayPal (click on "Under-40 Challenge") and receive a free admission, or pay $25 at the door. Tell your family, tell your friends, and tell your co-workers!
Fanfare is extremely proud to have helped increase Rush
Hour's weekly audience of concertgoers under the age of 40 to 25% in 2009. We plan to keep that number growing
by hosting more fabulous events throughout the summer, so keep your eyes peeled for more details!
We're always looking for more enthusiastic folk to join
Fanfare and help us expand Rush Hour's audience. Want to get involved?
Contact us anytime at fanfare@rushhour.org. I hope to see you on May 18!
- Reba Cafarelli
President, Fanfare Board
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