NEXT CHICAGO CONCERT: TASTE OF THE PACIFIC

FREE ADMISSION, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

ORCHESTRAL PROGRAM

Arirang - Traditional/Han-Ki Kim
Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand - Traditional, arr. Richard Meyer
Bayan Ko - Constancio de Guzman, arr. Ilya Levinson
He Mele Lahui Hawaii - Queen Liliʻuokalani, arr. Levinson
Waimea Camyon - Philip Simmons
The Sunrise in Asia - Phúc Linh, adapted Philip Simmons
Themes from Memoirs of a Geisha - John Williams, arr. Ted Rickets
Excerpts from Chinese Sights and Sounds - Bao Yuankai

Join us as we explore music evoking the cultures of China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam, and introduce the initiative “New Frontiers in Hawaiian Music,” with the world premiere of Waimea Canyon.

American Music Festivals is proud to present a concert of works by Asian and Pacific composers alongside music inspired by its people, places, and traditions. This program is part of a series of concerts to be presented in Chicago by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, honoring heritage months by highlighting cross-cultural connections and the contributions to the orchestral experience by composers and performers of many backgrounds.

Exclusive Orchestral Sponsor: Loeber Motors

American Music Festivals promotES cultural exchange, PRESERVES ORCHeSTRAL HERITAGE, and BRINGS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

Through outreach and partnerships with Chicago’s many diverse communities, we bring people together to enjoy great classical music, exploring traditions with interdisciplinary programming

American Music Festivals is committed to preserving and furthering orchestral heritage.  Our music making has attracted an amazing team of musicians, community advocates, and outreach professionals to our cause.  It has helped us build partnerships and professional relationships with organizations and individuals around the world. Our concerts tell a story that speaks to the power of music to move people, help change perspectives, and to challenge norms.  American Music Festivals is excited to continue to help provide professional orchestral programming throughout the many communities that make up Chicagoland, and around the world. 

Thanks for being a part of our vision.

American Music Festivals
has been committed to cultural exchange Since 1997.

Please join US AS WE BRING OUR UNIQUE VIEWPOINT TO CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE

In the United States and abroad we work with communities to share culture, celebrating our differences.

ORCHESTRAL HERITAGE

American Music Festivals helps preserve orchestral traditions--with a sensitivity to all the humanities.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our collaborative events bring people TOGETHER, creating understanding and friendship.

ARTISTIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Through concerts and related outreach, American Music Festivals articulates cross cultural and intergenerational connections. 

In Chicago, Hawaii, and around the world,
American Music Festivals
helps sustain our orchestral heritage