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Chroma Chamber Orchestra
Metropolitan Chicago's cutting-edge ensemble, drawing members and soloists from the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera Orchestra and other esteemed institutions
"... a cohesive and finely-disciplined group despite being just out of the starting gate..."
- John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune, October 4, 2011
articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-03/entertainment/ct-ent-1004-glover-review-20111004_1_beethoven-orchestra-and-chorus-chamber-orchestra
"... one expected technically gleaming and virtuosic performance and the Chroma Chamber Orchestra certainly delivered in a varied program featuring two superb solo turns and a world premiere written for the occasion..."
- Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review, October 3, 2011
chicagoclassicalreview.com/2011/10/chroma-chamber-orchestra-proves-golden-in-debut-concert/
"...Crane showed a sure feel for this music, the jaunty cross-rhythms, introspection and deep vein of nostalgia and sadness... The well-rehearsed playing had all the brash vitality and brassy panache required and Crane brought a unity and momentum to the connected six sections...".
- Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review, April 2, 2012
chicagoclassicalreview.com/2012/04/chroma-chamber-orchestra-brings-great-panache-to-dance-inspired-program/
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September 15, 2013 program
Handel - Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 3 for flute and violin
Mathieu Dufour, flute Baird Dodge, violin
Britten - Serenade for tenor, horn & strings
Scott Ramsay. tenor Oto Carrillo, horn
Barber - Capricorn Concerto for flute, oboe and trumpet
Mathieu Dufour, flute Jelena Dirks, oboe Tage Larsen, trumpet
Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
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The following guest artists were featured in our inaugural season:
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Elizabeth Futral
Soprano
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Baird Dodge Violin
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Marta Aznavoorian
Piano
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Mark Pohlad
Art Historian
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Peter Van de Graaff
Narrator
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Peter Hessemer
Sculptor |
David Dallison
Painter |
Edward Marcus
Composer |
Richard Jones
Poet |
Michel Rodriguez
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Jessie Gutierrez
Dancer |
Victor Alexander
Dancer
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With great anticipation we announced the Chroma Chamber Orchestra's inaugural 2011-2012 season, comprising three concerts at Nichols Hall in Evanston as orchestra-in-residence at the prestigious Music Institute of Chicago. The CCO’s programming emphasizes late-romantic and early modern repertoire (and select contemporary works) of enormous appeal rarely performed by area ensembles. These works are presented in a context that integrates the performing, visual and literary arts to create a unique, multifaceted concert experience.
The musicians, led by concertmaster and Chief Artistic Advisor Baird Dodge of the CSO, have been drawn from Chicago’s top orchestras and chamber groups, brought together not only for their exceptional musicianship, but for their delight in both exploration and collaboration. These old friends, aligned to new purpose, electrified their audience with the innovation and beauty of these concerts.
The CCO collaborates with distinguished soloists, composers, writers, visual artists, choreographers, art historians - and diverse educational and cultural institutions (including MIC), from dance companies to art galleries, spanning the entire spectrum of the arts. Opportunities for synergy and cross-fertilization have been truly exciting and unparalleled. The first concert on October 2, 2011, featured internationally acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Futral singing Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915.
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