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!
Performance of classical compositions on strings. Time and studio to be determined.
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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
Join us for a chamber music open rehearsal session with Mozart String Quartet in G Minor.
On the evening of the second friday of every month, the Fine Arts Building in Chicago opens its' doors to the public to connect with the community and share work in a casual and relaxed setting. Stop by and tour the building at your leisure.
Highland Park Strings
3pm
Free admission
VILLA-LOBOS
Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
Galina Sakhnovskaya, Soprano
BEETHOVEN
Concerto No. 5 for Piano
in E-flat Major, Op. 73
( the “Emperor”)
Mikhail Yanovitsky, Piano
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in
C Major, Op. 21
“Particularly striking was the sound: big without brutality, rich but always clear in focus”
– New York Times
"Yanovitsky will become one of the great piano talents of our time"
– Duluth News-Tribune
“Galina possesses a most glorious soprano voice…a great singer and performer.”
– John Shirley-Quirk, Baltimore, MD
Join us for a sight-read chamber music session! This session is an optional introduction to joining our Autumn Chamber Music Session. Prior chamber music experience helpful but not necessary.
This concert showcases the Ossia Musical Forum summer music students. Enjoy a trio of duos and a delightful Bach violin and oboe concerto with small orchestra.
Saturday, September 16th, 1pm
The Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 412
See Gypsy with Nora Williams on viola in the 25-piece orchestra at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston. Half price tickets are available for the following dates:
Saturday, August 19th, 8pm press opening
Sunday, August 20th, 2pm
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2pm
Thursday, August 24th, 2pm
Friday, August 25th, 8pm
Click here to order tickets online or call (847) 920-5360 to order. Use coupon code rose to get half off the price of your tickets for the above dates (discount code is valid for advance tickets on the above dates only).
Join us on for our monthly open studio event! Tour the wonders of the entire Fine Arts Building for free.
