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Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Impact
Mar 17, 2025 — 7:00 PM
Overview
Showcasing Education & Community Engagement at the CSO
Be inspired by the musicians who are learning, growing and serving Chicago through the programs produced by the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy a showcase of extraordinary performances by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, musicians from the CSO, Percussion Scholarship Program students and Young Artists Competition winner Jaden Teague-Núñez. Plus, hear works from the Notes for Peace program and Young Composers Initiative. Transform lives by supporting these vital education and community engagement activities.
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Program
Gabrieli (arr. Higgins)
Canzon per Sonare No. 2
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Musicians from Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou conductor
Amandi
Ritmo Bagatello
First-Year Percussion Scholarship Program (PSP) Students
PSP Alum Joshua Jones
Doug Waddell conductor
Debussy
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children’s Corner
Joshua Jones marimba
Pine
Pull of Life
Sylvia Pine is a student participant in the Young Composers Initiative
Yuan-Qing Yu violin, CSO Assistant Concertmaster
Jesús Linárez violin, CSO Fellow
Danny Lai viola, CSO Viola
Ken Olsen cello, CSO Assistant Principal Cello
Mozart
Allegro maestoso from Flute Concerto No. 1
Cadenza by Jacob Cornejo
Jacob Cornejo flute, Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Fellow
Mio Nakamura piano
Smetana (orch. Colnot)
The Moldau
Fellows of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Alumni of the Civic Fellowship Program
Ward (orch. Hur and Malespin)
True Love
(A Notes for Peace song)
Simbryt Dortch vocals
ATLYS String Quartet
Sabrina Tabby and Jinty McTavish violins
Susan Bengtson Price viola
Genevieve Tabby cello
Britten
Theme and Fugue from The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou conductor
Teague (orch. Whitmarsh)
Selections from A Visit to Hell
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou conductor
Jaden Teague-Núñez steelpan, Winner of the 2024 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition
Tchaikovsky
Finale from Symphony No. 5
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou conductor
Performers
Jacob Cornejo
Flute
Simbryt Dortch
Vocals
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Now in its third season, the Young Composers Initiative is one of the many training programs for young musicians offered by the CSO’s Negaunee Music Institute.
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Josh Jones, an alumnus of the Percussion Scholarship Program, discusses how his experience “saved his life.”
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At the age of 13, violinist Sylvia Pine has already composed dozens of works for chamber ensembles. Her string quartet titled "Pull of Life" will be performed March 17 at Impact: Showcasing Education & Community Engagement at the CSO.
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