2013–2014 Season Preview
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2012–2013 Season
A Musical Passport

Viennese
Masterworks
October 21, 2012 • 2:30 PM
Mozart • Beethoven • Brahms
Matthew Hagle
piano
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Slavic
Favorites
March 3, 2013 • 2:30 PM
Glinka • Dvořák • Tchaikovsky
Irina Muresanu
violin
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Music
from the
English Countryside
May 5, 2013 • 2:30 PM
Britten • Elgar • Vaughan Williams
Wendy Warner
cello
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From the City of Light to Eternal Rome
June 16, 2013 • 2:30 PM
Dukas • Saint Saëns • Poulenc • Debussy • Respighi
David Schrader
organ
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Our Next Concert:
David Schrader, Organ
Concert Four
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2:30 pm on Sunday,
June 16, 2013
From the City of Light to Eternal Rome
Our spectacular season finale showcases the virtuosity of the entire ESO in French favorites, including a performance of the Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun to mark the 150th birthday of Debussy. David Schrader reveals the full power of the organ in both Poulenc’s concerto as well as in Respighi’s portrait of Rome, which also includes mandolins, Roman trumpets, and nine percussion players.
Program
Dukas
- Fanfare: La Péri
Saint Saëns
- Danse Macabre
Poulenc
- Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani
- David Schrader, Organ
Debussy
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Respighi
- Roman Festivals
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston
Northwestern Arts Campus Construction Information
Restricted Access to Arts Circle Drive
A construction project on the south side of campus has altered the normal route to and from Pick-Staiger Concert Hall and Regenstein Recital Hall. Arts Circle Drive is now closed to traffic. Please allow extra time for parking.
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Free parking is still available on weekends and after 4 p.m. on weekdays in the structure located on Campus Drive. Visit this page for current details.
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Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!
Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO General Manager David Ellis and ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling take you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music. Meet our soloist, David Schrader, at Musical Insights. He and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling and lecturer David Ellis will explore the June concert program in depth.
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