Welcome!

Welcome to the brand-new Rush Hour Concerts Blog! We're looking forward to a fantastic seventh season of free weekly classical music concert events at historic St. James Cathedral. Throughout the summer, we'll be giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at the series, as well as an in-depth look at what drives everyone involved with Rush Hour to present "great music for busy lives." Our exciting season schedule is posted below - we hope to see you often this summer!

June 6, 2006
HAYDN TRIO IN G MAJOR, Hob. XV:25
(Gypsy Rondo)
Sponsored in part by Anstiss and Ronald Krueck
Jasmine Lin, violin
Brant Taylor, cello
Deborah Sobol, piano

June 13, 2006
MOZART'S 250th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Yuan-Qing Yu, violin
Rami Solomonow, viola
Timothy Sawyier, oboe
Abraham Feder, cello
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano

June 20, 2006
DVORAK "AMERICAN" STRING QUARTET
Jasmine Lin, violin
Bernard Zinck, violin
Rami Solomonow, viola
Marlena Tureski, cello

June 27, 2006
SONGS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
In partnership with the Consulate General of Great Britain
Levi Hernandez, baritone
Luciano Laurentiu, piano

July 4, 2006
FIREWORKS FOR ORGAN
In conjunction with the American Guild of Organists National Convention (ChicAGO)
Robert MacDonald, organ

July 11, 2006
MUSIC OF ENRIQUEZ, GALINDO, and REVUELTAS
In partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico
Bernard Zinck, violin
May Phang, piano

July 18, 2006
DEBUSSY VIOLIN & CELLO SONATAS
Sponsored in part by LaSalle Bank
In partnership with the Consulate General of France
Bernard Zinck, violin
Brant Taylor, cello
Deborah Sobol, piano

July 25, 2006
FOLK MUSIC OF CHINA
In partnership with the Consulate General of China
Yuan Qing Yu, violin
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 1, 2006
MINI-OPERA "BON APPETIT!"
music by Lee Hoiby, words by Julia Child
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 8, 2006
MOZART TRIO IN G MAJOR, KV 496
Jasmine Lin, violin
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 15, 2006
BACH TWO-PART INVENTIONS paired with poetry
Sponsored by The Poetry Foundation
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 22, 2006
BRAVO FOR BRASS
CINCO Brass Quintet

August 29, 2006
BRAHMS LIEBSLIEDER ("Lovesong") WALTZES, Op. 52
In partnership with the Consulate General of Germany
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano
Harold Brock, tenor
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano