NEXT EVENTS

DECEMBER 4-6

FALL LIEDER LOUNGE II
WHERE ONLY STARS CAN HEAR US 
with 
KARIM SULAYMAN, tenor
YI-HENG YANG, piano

DECEMBER 10

HEARD OVER THE PIANO: Episode XI
​CATCHING UP
with
NICHOLAS PHAN, CAIC Artistic Director & host
JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO, mezzo-soprano

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.

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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