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OCTOBER 23-25
2020 COLLABORATIVE WORKS FESTIVAL: MODERN WOMEN
with
AMANDA LYNN BOTTOMS, mezzo-soprano
NICHOLAS PHAN, tenor
CHRIS KENNEY, baritone
SHANNON McGINNIS piano
Premiere Broadcast: OCTOBER 23, 7pm Central
Available for on-demand streaming until OCTOBER 25
with
AMANDA LYNN BOTTOMS, mezzo-soprano
NICHOLAS PHAN, tenor
CHRIS KENNEY, baritone
SHANNON McGINNIS piano
Premiere Broadcast: OCTOBER 23, 7pm Central
Available for on-demand streaming until OCTOBER 25
OCTOBER 29
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Episode VII: Polish!
with
MICHAEL PECAK, keyboardist & conductor
SHANNON McGINNIS, CAIC director of education
Episode VII: Polish!
with
MICHAEL PECAK, keyboardist & conductor
SHANNON McGINNIS, CAIC director of education
CHICAGO'S HOME
FOR ART SONG
& VOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC
CAIC seeks to make Chicago a world home for the performance and study of art song and vocal chamber music repertoire.
Through vocal coachings, master classes, and performances in venues throughout the Chicago area, including the annual Collaborative Works Festival, CAIC offers musicians and audience members the opportunity to experience the intimate, inspiring world of song.
Through vocal coachings, master classes, and performances in venues throughout the Chicago area, including the annual Collaborative Works Festival, CAIC offers musicians and audience members the opportunity to experience the intimate, inspiring world of song.
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CAIC ANNOUNCES FALL 2020 PROGRAMMING
CHICAGO-- Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago celebrates its tenth anniversary season with fall offerings that include the annual Collaborative Works Festival, two recitals as part of the Lieder Lounge series, and the first installment of a Polish song workshop. The festival's three concerts and master class feature the work of women composers in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Lieder Lounge series opens in September with a recital featuring Ryan Opera Center alumnus tenor Jonathan Johnson with Ryan Opera Center music director and pianist Craig Terry. A December Lieder Lounge features Chicago native and Grammy Award–winning tenor Karim Sulayman with fortepianist Yi-heng Yang. As part of CAIC’s fall educational programming, Polish-American conductor, keyboardist, and Fulbright Fellowship recipient Michael Pecak gives a lecture on the history and performance of Polish art song...
all performance and master class photography by Ryan Bennett, Mike Grittani, and Elliot Mandel