The Ossia Musical Forum Summer Chamber Music Session runs through June. To apply for this transformative opportunity, or for more information on this or future sessions, please visit ossiamf.com/instruction or contact Nora Williams.
Three- session workshop with certified Feldkenkrais instructor, Larry Simon. Group Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons. For more info email nora@ossiamf.com.
The Feldenkrais Method is a type of exercise therapy devised by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984). The method is claimed to reorganize connections between the brain and body and so improve body movement and psychological state.
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Highland Park/Highwood
SHOSTAKOVICH
Concerto for Cello No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op.107
DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
Audition now for the most wonderful musical experience of all, studying music in Piedmont Italy! The Interharmony Music Festival offers you the opportunity to study music in Europe with a renowned faculty consisting of many world class soloists and chamber musicians. This unique and valuable environment for learning and growth is created with the combination of experienced festival faculty and the enthusiasm of the students. All ages and levels are encouraged to apply.
$40 General Admission | For tickets, call (847) 831-3622
Beethoven
Coriolanus Overture, Op. 6
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58
Jorge Federico Osorio, Piano
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Event begins at 12:10 pm
Buchanan Family Chapel, Michigan Avenue and Delaware
Free admission to this one-of-a-kind event!
Sponsored by the Musicians Club of Women
Join us for a fun and informal Chamber Music Sight-Reading Session, from 3:30 to 5pm, to choose repertoire for our upcoming Spring Chamber Session in the spring. RSVP to info@ossiamf.com with your name and instrument.
Ossia Musical Forum students perform classical compositions on strings, featuring solo and group performances in Studio 412 of the Fine Arts Building.
I am so excited to be included in the orchestra for this special event at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston this December. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Subscribe to 2019 season and see Into the Woods free!
Catch an impromptu chamber music performance, or stop by to chat. Then tour the Fine Arts Building Studios! We open our doors to the public on the evening of the second Friday of every month to connect with the community and share our work in a casual and relaxed setting.
Destination: Italy! Learn all you need to prepare to study music in Italy next summer! Solo, orchestral and chamber music are combined with excursions, new friends from around the world and delicious Italian food.
I am so excited to be playing viola for this concert! Please note that I get two half price tickets for either concert. Contact the box office directly at (630) 942-8000 and let them know that I am in the orchestra to get the discount. Also — student ticket prices are available for $10. — Nora Williams
Highland Park High School
Free Admission, 3 pm
Susan Merdinger will perform the lyrical and virtuosic Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky on piano, and the Highland Park Strings will add the Polonaise from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and the Spring Symphony of Schumann.
Join us for a fun and informal Chamber Music Sight-Reading Session, from 2 to 4pm, to pick repertoire for our upcoming Autumn Chamber Session in the fall. Autumn Chamber Session. RSVP to nora@ossiamf.com with your name and instrument.
Join us on Friday evening, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, for a reading of Terry Riley's minimalist piece, In C. This event is free and open to the public to attend.
If you're an instrumentalist or vocalist and would like to participate in the 45 minute performance, RSVP nora@ossiamf.com for sheet music and instructions.
Enjoy duos and quartets from Haydn, Mozart, Franck, Corelli. This late afternoon concert is free and open to the public, 5 to 6pm.
Join fellow chamber musicians this summer as we focus on string technique practice in bucolic Three Oaks Michigan this summer! We’re also offering a mini retreat on Saturday, August 4th. Click here to apply, or contact Nora to learn more. Click here for the itinerary
Observe a violin lesson this Friday at 5 pm, and informal performances from 6 to 9 pm.
The entire Strings/Piano festival is enriching, so consider attending the entire session from June 28th through July 21st. Contact me if you are interested in joining me for: Masterclass, Friday, July 6th, 2 pm, Paul Katz, cello and Piano and Strings Concert XI, Friday, July 20th, 2 pm.
The Ossia Musical Forum Summer Chamber Music Session runs through August 30th. To apply for this transformative opportunity, or for more information on this or future sessions, please visit ossiamf.com/instruction or contact Nora Williams.
Join us as the Fine Arts Building opens its doors to the public on the Second Friday of the month! Violinist Claire Stroger will be performing Bach Double Concerto and Massenet’s Meditation from ThaÏs from 5:30 to 6. There will be additional informal chamber music from 6:30 to 8.
The Luminesce Quintet ladies perform selected quintet works from Bach and Beethoven, during a special afternoon (3 to 5pm) of chamber music with violins, viola and cello.
Students of Ossia Musical Forum perform selected works from Vivaldi and Beethoven, from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Free admission.
Featuring Masha Lakisova, violin and Lyudmila Lakisova, piano. 3 to 4 pm. Free admission.
This month’s Open Studio Salon is a great opportunity to experience live chamber music! We are open from 5:30 to 9pm. There will be an informal performance from 6:30 to 8pm.
Catch me Sunday at 4pm for a duet performance with Erica Carpenedo. We are playing a passacaglia by Handel-Halvorsen.
This month’s Open Studio Salon features a Trio Rehearsal for violin, viola and cello, a great opportunity to experience live chamber music! We are open from 5:30 to 9pm. My adult students will present on open rehearsal of Beethoven's String Trio in E flat major from 6:30 to 8pm. From 8 to 9pm we are adding a flutist to make it a quartet!
This month's Fine Arts Building Open Studio coincides with our Spotlight event. We welcome Larry Simon, a piano coach who's been working with Ossia Musical Forum for years. He is also an art photographer; see his work at larrysimonphotographer.com.
Learn more about Larry Simon's Piano Coaching by clicking here.
Bennett-Gordon Hall at Ravinia
Annual Benefit
Sponsored by The Negaunee Foundation
3 pm – $40 General Admission
For tickets call 847.831.3622
VITALI
Chaconne in G minor for Violin
Timothy Chooi, Violin
RAVEL
Tzigane for Violin
Timothy Chooi, Violin
BARBER
Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Nikki Chooi, Violin
MOZART
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
“Richly expressive and technically assured” – Calgary Herald
“Vigorous and colorful” – New York Times
7:30 pm Concert
6:15 pm pre-concert lecture
The Auditorium at Bethel Church
on Broadway, south of US 30 in Crown Point
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 - Emperor Concerto
RACHMANINOFF
Symphony No. 2
“The most beloved and ultra-romantic symphony of all time!” -Kirk Muspratt
This concert showcases Ossia Musical Forum students. Enjoy a variety of chamber music at this free event.
Sunday, January 28th, 3 to 4pm
The Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Avenue, Studio 412
Meet my student, Carol Kyros-Walker at our Open Studio Salon this Friday at the 2nd Friday Fine Arts Building Studios Event. Read about her musical influences in our interview here.
Friday, January 12th, 6 to 8pm
The Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Avenue, Studio 927
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them (or you) will ever forget. The beloved family classic includes the songs I Gotta Crow, I Won’t Grow Up,I’m Flying and Neverland.
With 26-piece orchestra
Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 2 pm
Tuesday, December 26 at 2 pm*
Wednesday, December 27 at 2 pm*
Friday, December 29 at 8 pm
Saturday, December 30 at 2* & 8 pm
Sunday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) at 2 & 8 pm
Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2 pm
* = Meet the cast after the matinees on December 26, 27 and 30
Tickets start at $34
Age 25 and younger 1/2 price (suitable for 6 and older)
Or call (847) 920-5360
All (Mostly) Strings
Free Admission, 3pm
VIVALDI Concerto for Violin in E Major Spring
from The Four Seasons; Lily Honigberg, Violin
HAYDN Concerto for Cello in D Major; Steven Honigberg, Cello
ALBINONI Adagio in G minor
ROTA Concerto for Strings
