The gentle sound of the bass section singers’ low C resonating through Pick-Staiger Concert Hall signaled the beginning of the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and combined Bienen choral ensembles concert Saturday evening. The concert featured two major works: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem.” More than 200.
A single note sets the tone as Galvin Recital Hall’s dim lights illuminated the stretched image of a puppet on screen. Singers wearing black breathed, “Don’t sound obvious” as percussionist Ron Wiltrout clashed with an accentuated beat. Ted Hearne’s “Sound from the Bench” is a five-act performance linking music to the legal proceedings surrounding corporate.
If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances you won’t want to miss. Blood Wedding Louis Theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Tickets: $6-10 The Wirtz Center is hosting “Blood Wedding” through this weekend. The play follows the story of a young woman who is visited by a former.
Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University since 2003, will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year after a distinguished two-decade tenure.
Northwest Associated Arts will be presenting Masterworks V, a concert celebrating 250 years of Beethoven on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 7:30 at Glendale Lutheran