Resonance and Reckoning:
The Power of Music
SUNDAY, November 2 3:00PM
Lincolnwood Community Center
6900 N. Lincoln
Featuring Van Gilmer, composer and vocalist
CONCERT PROGRAM
Concerto for Strings in D major - Antonio Vivaldi
Symphony in C Minor - Paul Wranitzky
(The Revolution, Negotiations of Peace)
American Indian Melodies - Arthur Farwell (arr. Ilya Levinson)
Deep River - Traditional/Burleigh
O Thou Compassionate Lord - Van Gilmer
Justice - Van Gilmer
The legendary Van Gilmer returns to perform with the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra in a program celebrating the power of music!
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The LCO continues its 35th Anniversary Season with a timely concert spanning the centuries, speaking to the power of music to heal and inspire. Guest artist Van Gilmer shares his music making and life experience as an advocate for social justice. Led by conductor Philip Simmons, this unique program will illustrate the beautiful resonance of music alongside its role in remembrance, and how music and discourse can help us move forward.
Join American Music Festivals as we continue to explore “What is American music?”
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In Chicago, Hawaii, and around the world, AMF partners with diverse communities, bringing people together to enjoy great classical music exploring and sharing cultural traditions through concerts and 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 marketing experts 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 create and contribute to orchestral events, products, and messaging, that move communities forward.
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With Maestro Yuri Temirkonov, backstage at Chicago Symphony Center
Artistic Contributor Leonard Slatkin and Philip Simmons in Hawaii
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has been committed to cultural exchange Since 1997.
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ORCHESTRAL HERITAGE
American Music Festivals helps preserve orchestral traditions--with a sensitivity to all the humanities.
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Our collaborative events bring people TOGETHER, creating understanding and friendship.
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Through concerts and related outreach, American Music Festivals articulates cross cultural and intergenerational connections.
Sir Georg Solti Memorial Festival, April 2016
