Friday, August 12, 2011

Chicago Tribune: Chicago Sinfonietta Plays Samuel Coleridge Taylor & Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson 6:30 PM Sunday

[Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004): A Celebration; Chicago Sinfonietta et al.; Paul Freeman, Conductor; Cedille 90000 087 (2005)]

Chicago Tribune
John von Rhein
August 12, 2011
“Chicago Sinfonietta: Music director Mei-Ann Chen leads a free, preseason 'Hello Chicago!' concert that reflects the group's long-standing commitment to diversity — with works by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Victor Pichardo and Leonard Bernstein, along with the 'Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto and Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony. Soloists are Sones de Mexico Chicago and erhu virtuosa Betti Xiang. 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 100 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-236-3681, chicagosinfonietta.org [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) are profiled at AfriClassical.com, which also features a complete Perkinson Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com]

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Thanks so much! Our concert this Sunday in Millennium Park will be fantastic! Chicago Sinfonietta

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