ESO Leaders Perform Chamber Music Favorites

Join us at Nichols Concert Hall on Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m. for a chamber concert benefit. Our principal players are excited to perform in this one-hour benefit for the ESO. Tickets are just $25, $40 for preferred seating, and include a reception with refreshments following the music where you can meet our excellent musicians. 

The brass quintet opens the show with Dukas’ Fanfare to La Peri, which you may recall from our June 16, 2013 concert. Gabrieli’s Canzon per sonare no. 2 will be familiar to all the Ravinia patrons in the audience. It’s the theme they play to get people back to their seats. The brass quintet will conclude with “That’s A Plenty,” a Dixieland toe-tapper.

Next up is our woodwind quintet, playing a medley from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Listen for all your favorite songs, including “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin,” "It Ain’t Necessarily So” and more!

Our third quintet features four principal string players collaborating with Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director, on piano for Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet. Written in 1819 when Schubert was only 22, the “Trout” is famous for its fourth movement variations based on his song, “Die Forelle” (“the Trout”). It's also unusual in calling for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass instead of the usual piano quintet configuration.

Purchase your tickets today for this special chamber music benefit by calling 847-864-8804 or at evanstonsymphony.org.