2007 Season Preview

Once again this season, Rush Hour Concerts is delighted to partner with the Consulates General of Brazil, China, France, Germany, and Great Britain to present concert events celebrating each country’s culture, music and cuisine.
These programs are denoted with * below.

June 5, 2007 - France*
French Impressionism:
Claude Debussy Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp, L.137
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Richard Young, viola
Sarah Bullen, harp

June 12, 2007
Fulcrum Point New Music Project:
Music for Brass – The New Romanticism
Stephen Burns, trumpet & flugelhorn
Kevin Hartman, trumpet
Gregory Flint, horn
Adam Moen, trombone
Rex Martin, tuba

June 19, 2007
A Cello Celebration:
Cellists of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Friends
Stephen Balderston, cello
Abraham Feder, cello
Micah Fusselman, cello
Richard Hirschl, cello
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Brant Taylor, cello

June 26, 2007 – Great Britain*
A Summer Afternoon Tea:
Music of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams
Larry Combs, clarinet
Levi Hernandez, baritone
Deborah Sobol, piano

July 3, 2007 - Brazil*
Global Rhythms:
Music of Camargo Guarnieri and Claudio Santoro
Bernard Zinck, violin
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

July 10, 2007 – China*
- Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China -
From Ancient Persia to Modern China:
The Pipa’s Musical Journey
Yang Wei, pipa

July 17, 2007
A Giant of the Four Hand Piano Repertoire:
Franz Schubert Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
James Giles, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano

July 24, 2007
The Percussive Arts:
Beauty and Dazzling Virtuosity
Third Coast Percussion Quartet

July 31, 2007
- Sponsored by The Poetry Foundation -
Inventions on Inventions, Part II:
Bach Three-Part Inventions paired with poetry
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
Diana Schmuck, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 7, 2007 – Germany*
- Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of Germany -
A German Masterpiece:
Brahms Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Jasmine Lin, violin
Deborah Sobol, piano

August 14, 2007
Baroque to Modern:
Music of J.S. Bach and François Morel
Claire Chase, flute
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Bruce J. Barber II, organ

August 21, 2007
Paris Mornings, Havana Nights:
Music of Paquito D’Rivera and Darius Milhaud
Quintet Attacca, woodwind quintet

August 28, 2007
Humor & Whimsy:
Music of P.D.Q. Bach
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano
Harold Brock, tenor
Peter Van De Graaff, baritone
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano