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Kyle and Ryan Jannak-Huang, piano
Toni-Marie Montgomery, Narrator

Gleb Ivanov
piano

Concert Two

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2:30 pm on Sunday,
March 16, 2014

Hungarian
Connection

Franz Liszt’s Totentanz (Dance of Death) is unsurpassed for virtuoso excitement, and the young Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov will take on this challenging role. Another Hungarian composer, Bela Bartok, frequently performed the Totentanz, and our concert opens with his exciting Dance Suite. The Hungarian language is unrelated to those surrounding Hungary, but it does share a strong connection with Finnish. Our concert closes with the most popular symphony of Finland’s most important composer — the rousingly patriotic Second Symphony by Jean Sibelius.

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

Sang Mee Lee
violin

Concert Three

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2:30 pm on Sunday,
May 4, 2014

Three ‘B’s

Beethoven’s “Eroica” was recognized as a masterpiece at its 1804 premiere and retains its status as one of the most revolutionary works in Western music. Barber’s overture is his earliest orchestral piece and demonstrates his gift for melody and orchestration. Evanston-born Sang Mee Lee, chair of the strings department for the Music Institute of Chicago, takes the solo part of Max Bruch’s “greatest hit,” his deeply romantic First Violin Concerto.

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

Sarah Hibbard, Soprano
Stacy Eckert, Mezzo Soprano
Eric Ashcraft, Tenor
Aaron K. Stegemöller, Bass

Concert Four

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2:30 pm on Sunday,
June 15, 2014

Verdi Requiem

Our spectacular season finale celebrates another anniversary, the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi. We will be joined by the North Shore Choral Society and four superb vocal soloists for what some have called “Verdi’s greatest opera.” This blazing score includes eight trumpets and a powerful part for the bass drum, all of which support some of Verdi’s most unforgettable melodies.

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

An Evanston Symphony Christmas

Sunday,
December 8, 2013
3:00 PM

Evanston Township High School Auditorium
1600 Dodge, Evanston

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Make sure your holiday season starts with the best holiday event in Evanston! Don’t miss enjoying these favorite Yule festivities with your family and friends …

• North Shore Choral Society [learn more]
• Evanston Dance Ensemble [learn more]
• Evanston Children’s Choir [learn more]
• ETHS Concert Choir & A Capella Singers
• Audience Sing-a-Long
• Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus
• And, a BIG bonus for all kids from 1 to 101 – a visit from Santa and his elves!

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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.

Where can I park?

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.

How can I get to Pick-Staiger Concert Hall from the parking structure?

Visit this page for current details.

How can I drop off a guest who needs special access?

After turning onto Campus Drive, continue driving straight past the parking structure and Louis Hall and park temporarily in the available turnaround space. Special needs access has changed the most. Please be sure to read these instructions!

As construction plans evolve, these directions may change. To download PDF maps and for up-to-date information regarding closures, please visit this page.

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, Kyle and Ryan Jannak-Huang, at Musical Insights. They and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling and lecturer David Ellis will explore the November concert program in depth.

Friday, November 8 at 1:30 pm,
North Shore Retirement Hotel
1611 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

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