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Join UChicago Presents for a season of extraordinary performances, where you connect with premier artists from around the globe. Whether returning to our stages, like the Pacifica Quartet, or making their Chicago debut, such as Baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire and Imani Winds, the University’s new resident ensemble, these artists offer committed and soul-satisfying performances.

Along with the artists, programs take a starring role. This season, music and words intertwine at center stage, as the two are voiced throughout our series in captivating programs offered by extraordinary artists and writers:

Freddy Cole’s gorgeous baritone meets chanteuse René Marie’s powerfully emotional vocals in a collaboration titled He Said/She Said.

The astounding vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth explores issues of race with words of black writers and poets in white composer Ted Hearne’s Coloring Book.

Sandrine Piau sings French and German songs in her Chicago recital debut.

Salman Rushdie reads from his novel, The Enchantress of Florence, to music written for the esteemed American String Quartet.

Extra offerings enhance the concerts, including pre-concert lectures by UChicago scholars. Events unique to this season are a film screening on the life of jazz pianist Fred Hersch and a book group discussion around Salman Rushdie’s novel in connection to his appearance with the American String Quartet.

From chamber ensembles to jazz and medieval to contemporary music, UChicago Presents offers the variety of the world’s most exceptional artists and intriguing music—right here in Chicago. Don’t miss a note!

Artists, clockwise from upper left: Sandrine Piau; Benjamin Hochman; Ronn McFarlane; Vijay Iyer; Terri Lyne Carrington; Pacifica Quartet

On the cover: René Marie; photo by Janice Yim

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Imani WindsThe University of Chicago welcomes Imani Winds as the Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence for two years, beginning this season. Recognized as North America’s premier wind quintet and noted for dynamic performances, adventurous collaborations, inspirational outreach programs, and a strong commitment to commissioning new works, Imani Winds will have a strong presence across the University community. Here are a few opportunities for public audiences to hear the group in their first season in Chicago:

FRI JAN 20 • UChicago Presents concert, Mandel Hall (see Classic Concert Series listing)

SUN APR 30 • Sunday service, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel • Department of Music's New Music Ensemble concert, Logan Center for the Arts

WED MAY 3 • UChicago Presents concert, Logan Center for the Arts (see Music Across Genres Series listing)

Introducing2O16/17 Season Overview

DATE TIME ARTIST LOCATION

OCTOBER Friday, October 14 7:30 PM Apollo’s Fire Mandel Hall Friday, October 21 7:30 PM Freddy Cole and René Marie Logan CenterFriday, October 28 7:30 PM Danish String Quartet Mandel Hall

NOVEMBERFriday, November 4 7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera Logan Center Friday, November 11 7:30 PM Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov Mandel Hall

DECEMBERFriday, December 2 7:30 PM Contempo Logan Center

JANUARYSunday, January 8 3:00 PM Paul O’Dette and Ronn McFarlane Logan CenterFriday, January 20 7:30 PM Imani Winds Mandel Hall Thursday, January 26 7:30 PM Terri Lyne Carrington Logan Center

FEBRUARY Friday, February 10 7:30 PM Fred Hersch Trio Logan CenterFriday, February 17 7:30 PM Sandrine Piau and Susan Manoff Mandel HallFriday, February 24 7:30 PM American String Quartet Mandel Hall with Salman Rushdie

MARCHFriday, March 3 7:30 PM Stile Antico Rockefeller Chapel

APRILSunday, April 2 3:00 PM Roomful of Teeth Logan CenterFriday, April 7 7:30 PM Benjamin Hochman Mandel Hall Sunday, April 9 3:00 PM Contempo Logan Center Friday, April 21 7:30 PM Pacifica Quartet Mandel HallSunday, April 23 3:00 PM Contempo Museum of Contemporary Art

Friday, April 28 7:30 PM Sequentia Logan Center MAY Wednesday, May 3 7:30 PM Imani Winds Logan CenterFriday, May 5 7:30 PM Contempo Logan CenterFriday, May 19 7:30 PM Vijay Iyer Sextet Logan Center

“For a woodwind quintet with classical music at its foundation, the Grammy nominated Imani Winds is very restless, always working to cross borders in music.”

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FRI OCT 28 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLDanish String Quartet with Torlief Thedeen, cello

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144

Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956

The remarkable Danish String Quartet opens the Classic Concert Series with Shostakovich’s introspective and moving last quartet and the great Schubert cello quintet with Swedish cellist Torlief Thedeen.

“The musicians, acutely attuned to one another, didn’t appear to be on autopilot for even a millisecond, with every nuance, phrase, and gesture beautifully wrought.”—The New York Times

FRI NOV 11 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLIsabelle Faust, violin Alexander Melnikov, piano Chicago recital debut

All-Beethoven

Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23

Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring"

Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96

Beethoven’s violin and piano sonatas are among the most important works for violinists. They are performed by the stellar European duo who won a Grammy nomination for their recording of the complete set.

FRI JAN 20 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLImani Winds Chicago debut

Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence

Considered Modern

The pre-eminent wind quintet and newly-appointed UChicago resident ensemble makes its Chicago concert debut with a dynamic program of works by modernist composers who made an impact on music of our time, including Ruth Crawford Seeger, Elliott Carter, and Paquito D’Rivera, plus works of the quintet’s own composer-instrumentalist members.

FRI FEB 17 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLSandrine Piau, soprano Susan Manoff, piano Chicago recital debut

Chimères; songs of Liszt, Debussy, Schubert, and Wolf

The French soprano, best known for her work in Baroque opera, is an exquisite recitalist and, with pianist Susan Manoff, offers a program of French and German songs.

FRI APR 7 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLBenjamin Hochman, piano

Bartók: Improvisations on Hungarian Folk Tunes

Janáček: Sonata 1.X.1905

Beethoven: Eroica Variations

Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Frederic Rzewski’s variations on a Chilean song has become a contemporary classic for pianists. Here they are performed by the young Israeli pianist widely acclaimed for intriguing programs and deeply satisfying performances.

FRI APR 21 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLPacifica Quartet

Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K. 421

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73

Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"

Internationally recognized as a gold standard among string quartets, the Pacifica Quartet returns to UChicago to close this season’s Classic Concert Series.

Classic Concert SeriesSince 1943, this renowned series has brought diverse ensembles and composers to the Mandel Hall stage—from the Classical period to the present.

Danish String Quartet



FRI OCT 14 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLApollo’s FireChicago debut

Bach’s Coffeehouse

Under the direction of fiery director Jeannette Sorrell, the Baroque orchestra Apollo's Fire has performed to packed houses across Europe and the United States.

With this program, they bring to life music by J. S. Bach and friends that patrons may have heard in the lively Café Zimmermann of 18th century Leipzig.

Telemann: Don Quixote Suite (selections)

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Handel: Chaconne from Terpsichore

Vivaldi/arr. Sorrell: La Folia (Madness)

SUN JAN 8 / 3 PM / LOGAN CENTERPaul O’Dette and Ronn McFarlane, lutes

Two Lutes: Virtuoso Duets from Italy and England

Two all-star veterans of the lute, an instrument once popular in aristocratic circles of Elizabethan society, show off the virtuosity of English and Italian composers of the time.

FRI MAR 3 / 7:30 PM / ROCKEFELLER CHAPELStile Antico Chicago debut

In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile

Music by Peter Philips, Richard Dering, John Dowland, and William Byrd

The vibrant British vocal ensemble presents emotionally-charged music of Catholic composers who, dispirited with Queen Elizabeth’s increasingly harsh measures for supporters of the old religion, sought refuge in other lands.

FRI APR 28 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTERSequentiaMonks Singing Pagans: Medieval Songs of Heroes, Gods, and Strong Women

When thinking about the musical life of Medieval monks, Gregorian chant comes to mind. But this program reveals other music the monks were singing that was far from Christian, as they incorporated writings of Roman authors and thinkers, such as Homer and Horace, and the deeply moving poems of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy.

Early Music SeriesInternationalHOWARD MAYER BROWN

Founded in 1981, this series spans from Medieval and Renaissance to the Baroque and features artists dedicated to historically researched, informed programming and original instrument practices.

Jeannette Sorrell

“An ensemble of breathtaking freshness, vitality, and balance.”—The New York Times

Paul O'Dette



ContempoSeries

Under artistic director Marta Ptaszyńska, the contemporary music collective presents an instrumental theater concert, music of women composers, and the US premiere of a work for 100 percussionists.

FRI DEC 2 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER

Interplay

Mauricio Kagel was at the forefront of developing the theatrical side of music performance from the late 1950s. International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) performs this concert that showcases instrumental theater works by Kagel and others.

Mauricio Kagel, Sur Scène

Peter Maxwell Davies, Eight Songs for a Mad King

Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Harmonien" from Klang

John Cage, Living Room Music

SUN APR 9 / 3 PM / LOGAN CENTER

Five from afar

Contempo presents five recent works by leading international women composers, with contemporary music interpreters Ensemble Dal Niente, mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher, Kontras Quartet, and pianist Pawel Checinski.

Grazyna Bacewicz, Piano Quintet

Chaya Czernowin, String Quartet

Sofia Gubaidulina, Songs of the Gallows

Isabel Mundry, Sandschleifen

Kaija Saariaho, Aer

SUN APR 23 / 3 PM / MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Contempo and MCA Chicago present Whisper(s)

A solo performance by Matthew Duvall and 99 guest artists

Curated by and featuring Matthew Duvall in a rare solo appearance, this event is an extraordinary collaborative production between Contempo and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, presented in tandem with the MCA exhibit Merce Cunningham: Common Time, which explores the legendary choreographer’s dynamic collaborations with leading composers, visual artists, and designers.

Matthew Burtner, Broken Drum

John Luther Adams, Wail

Yu-Hui Chang, Binge Delirium

Morton Feldman, King of Denmark

Marta Ptaszyńska, Voice of the Winds for 100 percussionists (2016) US premiere

FRI MAY 5 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER

Tomorrow’s Music Today

Spektral Quartet and guests perform music by some of today’s finest young composers—UChicago doctoral candidates in composition.

In its 52nd season, Contempo curates the bold visions of today’s most innovative composers.

Matthew Duvall; photo by Elliot Mandel


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Jazz at the LoganSeries

FRI OCT 21 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTERFreddy Cole and René Marie

He Said/She Said

In the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong as well as Betty Carter and Ray Charles, this duo of celebrated singers offers their interpretation of favorites songs and hidden gems.

“Gorgeous autumnal baritone, expressive phrasing, and pitch-perfect feel for jazz standards, pop tunes, and love ballads.” —People Magazine

FRI NOV 4 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTERPaquito D’Rivera Quintet

Jazz Meets the Classics

The universally-loved clarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera plays his intriguing blend of jazz, classical, and Afro-Latin influences in this program that garnered his 14th Grammy award and 2015 Best Latin Jazz album.

THU JAN 26 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTERTerri Lyne Carrington

Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue

Carrington made history as the first woman to win a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album with her homage to the famous 1963 record Money Jungle, made by Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach.

FRI FEB 10 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER Fred Hersch TrioThe elegant and ever-inventive pianist/composer offers his latest works.

PLUS: Film screening of The Ballad of Fred Hersch on Thursday, February 9.

FRI MAY 19 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTERVijay Iyer Sextet

The boundlessly creative pianist performs works from his new album. Observes The New York Times, “There’s probably no frame wide enough to encompass the creative output of the pianist Vijay Iyer.”

World-class jazz artists bring the spectrum of contemporary jazz—with its myriad influences from the past up to now—to the Logan Center concert stage.

Fred Hersch

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FRI FEB 24 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALLAmerican String Quartet with Salman Rushdie

Paul Cantelon: Enchantress (Midwest premiere)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

The venerable American String Quartet premieres a new work by Paul Cantelon based on Salman Rushdie’s 2008 novel The Enchantress of Florence, with the author reading excerpts amidst the music. In the second half of the program, Rushdie introduces one of Beethoven's late quartets.

PLUS: Book group discussion of The Enchantress of Florence with Associate Professor Srikanth "Chicu" Reddy on Wednesday, February 22.

SUN APR 2 / 3 PM / LOGAN CENTERRoomful of Teeth Chicago debut

Program to include Ted Hearne: Coloring Book (Midwest premiere)

Roomful of Teeth (“hypnotic and intensely moving” —cpr.org) is a Grammy-winning vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice. Their Chicago debut program is built around a white composer’s setting of texts by Zora Neale Hurston, Claudia Rankine, and James Baldwin, reflecting on their blackness.

WED MAY 3 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER Imani Winds Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence

Gwendolyn Brooks centenary celebration

The brilliant and intrepid Imani Winds join the citywide celebrations and pay tribute to Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks' centenary with this concert that honors artists who forge their own paths. The program includes works by Wayne Shorter and Jason Moran written for Imani Winds, music by two of the Imani members, and world premieres of three works written for the occasion.

“When I start writing a poem, I don't think about models or about what anybody else in the world has done.”—Gwendolyn Brooks

Music Across Genres SeriesThis series invites exploration of a variety of music within a series, with each program providing its own unique stamp on exceptional artistry.

Imani Winds

“Simply put, a comprehensive display of ensemble mastery, of passion, precision and interpretive smarts in near perfect synchrony.”—The Los Angeles Times


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