It is very rare to hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform an entire concert of Latin American inspired works. A more typical concert from an orchestra as renowned as the CSO is usually comprised of traditional repertoire from Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms with perhaps a little something “different” or contemporary to mix things up a [...]
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Music From The Inca Trail
Posted in Classical Music, tagged Caminos del Inka, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Alomía Robles, Inca Empire, Inca road system, Inca Trail, Latin America, Machu Picchu, Music, orchestra, Peru, South America on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Ravinia Experience
Posted in Music, tagged Arts, Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, live music, Music, Music venue, Ravinia, Ravinia Music Festival, Sergei Rachmaninoff on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the best parts of Chicago during the summertime is the Ravinia Music Festival. Since Ravinia is an outdoor venue, Summer is the only time it is open. After all, I seriously doubt anyone would be interested in attending during wintertime considering this IS Chicago, IL I’m talking about. The festival brings a nice [...]
