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Date: July 6, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Ravinia Steans Institute Chamber Concert
Description: Each summer, the Ravinia Festival's Steans Institute invites young artists from around the world to study with its stellar faculty. In cooperation with Northwestern's National High School Music Institute, the Steans Institute brings several of these budding virtuosos to perform at Northwestern. Admission is free.
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Date: July 10, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Orchestra
Description: Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Hsiao-Ling Lin, pianoRobert Schumann, Piano Concerto in A MinorDmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D Minor
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Date: July 10, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Guitar Recital
Description:  A recital presented by guitar students from the National High School Music Institute. Admission is free.
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Date: July 11, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Choir, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble
Description: Erin Freeman, Philip Peters, and Daniel J. Farris, conductors ChoirSergei Rachmaninoff, Six Choruses for Female Voices and Piano Igor Stravinsky, Ave Maria Carlo Gesualdo, Moro, lasso, al mio duoloPaul Hindemith, "Puisque tout passe" from Six Chansons Giuseppe Verdi, "Va Pensiero" from NabuccoGiuseppe Verdi, "Brindisi" from La Traviata OrchestraLudwig van Beethoven, Overture to EgmontJohannes Brahms, Finale to Symphony No. 1 in C Minor Wind EnsembleKenneth Hesketh, MasqueHoward Hanson, Laude
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Date: July 12, 2009
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Solo and Chamber Recital
Description: A recital of solo and chamber ensemble performances by National High School Music Institute students.
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Date: July 12, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Robert Morgan, oboe
Description:  Robert Morgan is the assistant principal oboist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago and is also the principal oboist for the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and Music of the Baroque, with which he has appeared as soloist and performed at the White House. He is a founding member of the Rembrandt Chamber Players and has performed with the Guarneri String Quartet. A graduate of Indiana University and woodwind chamber music coach at Northwestern, he has studied with Ray Still, Marc Lifschey, and John Mack.
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Date: July 13, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Rex Martin, tuba
Description: Tuba virtuoso and Northwestern brass professor Rex Martin can be heard in more than 70 symphony orchestra recordings. He has given recitals and master classes all over the world, including his biannual series of master classes in Castagneto Carducci, Italy. Martin studied with Edward Livingston, Arnold Jacobs, and Edward Kleinhammer.
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Date: July 13, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI String Faculty Recital
Description: The program includes Dvo?rák's String Quintet No. 2 in G Major and other works.
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Date: July 14, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Gene Pokorny, tuba
Description: Gene Pokorny holds the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Arnold Jacobs Principal Tuba Chair. Appointed to the position by Sir Georg Solti in 1988, Pokorny has also played in the Israel Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2007 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Redlands.
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Date: July 15, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Band
Description: Daniel J. Farris, conductor George Gershwin (arr. Warren Barker), The Symphonic GershwinFrank Ticheli, Simple GiftsDwayne Milburn, American Hymnsong Suite
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Date: July 18, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Orchestra and Honors Chamber Ensembles
Description: Philip Peters, conductor Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Lucas Drew), Souvenir de Florence
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Date: July 19, 2009
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Solo and Chamber Recital
Description: A recital of solo and chamber ensemble performances by National High School Music Institute students.
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Date: July 20, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Michael Mulcahy, trombone
Description:  with Yoko Yamada, pianoWorks by Paul Hindemith, Halsey Stevens, Sergei Rachmaninov and Francis Poulenc. A member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since his appointment by Sir Georg Solti in 1989, trombonist Michael Mulcahy has appeared as soloist and teacher in the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe, including solo appearances with the CSO, the Bavarian Radio Symphony, the Hilversum Radio Symphony, and the Melbourne Symphony. Also an active member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians, he has collaborated with such artists as Pierre Boulez, Joseph Silverstein, Christoph Eschenbach, William Bolcom, and Yo-Yo Ma. Mulcahy is principal trombone of Chicago's Music of the Baroque and the Grand Teton Music Festival. Admission is free.
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Date: July 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Solo and Chamber Recital
Description: Solo and chamber ensemble performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 22, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northshore Concert Band
Description: Daniel J. Farris, conductor An evening of band classics and march favorites.
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Date: July 23, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Jazz Combos with Northwestern University Summer Jazz Band
Description: Chris Madsen, conductor and NHSMI jazz program coordinator
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Date: July 24, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Jazz Band
Description: Chris Madsen, conductor
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Date: July 25, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Wind Ensemble and Honors Chamber Ensembles
Description: Daniel J. Farris, conductor David Diamond, Hearts MusicDarius Milhaud, Suite Française
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Date: July 26, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Solo and Chamber Recital
Description: Solo and chamber ensemble performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 26, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Chorus
Description: Robert A. Harris, conductor Johannes Brahms, Gypsy SongsHeinz Werner Zimmermann, Psalm Concert
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Date: July 27, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Honors Solo Voice Recital
Description: Solo vocal performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 28, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Evening of Strings
Description: String performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 28, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Orchestra
Description: Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Kristin Figard, viola; David Ballam, double bass Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Sinfonia Concertante in D Major for Viola and Double BassLudwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ("Eroica")
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Date: July 29, 2009
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Voice Recital
Description: Vocal performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 29, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  Northwestern University Summer Band
Description: Mallory Thompson, conductor; Christopher Riggs, percussion John Williams (arr. Paul Lavender), Sound the BellsPierre La Plante, In the Forest of the King Ronald Lo Presti, Elegy for a Young American Hugh Stuart, Three Ayres from GloucesterRudolf Bodingbauer, XylophoniaMichael Daugherty, Alligator Alley Kenneth Alford, Colonel BogeyJohn Philip Sousa (ed. Frederick Fennell), The Washington Post
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Date: July 29, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Piano Recital
Description: Piano performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
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Date: July 30, 2009
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Composition Recital
Description: Performances of compositions written by students of the National High School Music Institute.
Contact:  Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
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Date: July 30, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Jazz Combos Recital
Description: Jazz combo performances by students of the National High School Music Institute.
Contact:  Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
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Date: July 31, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Evanston
Title:  NHSMI Gala Finale
Description: Erin Freeman, Philip Peters, and Daniel J. Farris, conductors ChoirAlice Parker (arr.), "Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal"Johannes Brahms, selections from Liebeslieder WaltzesCharles Villiers Stanford, Beati Quorum Via OrchestraBedrich Smetana, The Moldau Wind EnsemblePercy Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy
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