Wednesday . January 9 . 6:30pm
Garfield Park Conservatory - 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago
Open educational rehearsal: Tuesday, January 8, 9:30am-12:00pm, at Garfield Park Conservatory
FREE CONCERT. The Chicago Composers Orchestra returns to the stunning Garfield Park Conservatory to create a musical experience amidst lush plantlife; join us and hear Lawrie Bloom perform Chicago composer Lawrence Axelrod’s Pos Metaphonos for bass clarinet and orchestra. Also learn how Seattle based composer Byron Au Yong draws inspiration from popular gatherings in Occupy Orchestra; and explore new possibilities in sound and space created by Bruce Saylor and Chicago composers Brian Baxter and Chris Fisher-Lochhead.
Program:
Byron Au Yong – Occupy Orchestra
Brian Baxter - Spring Song
Chris Fisher-Lochhead – Bludgeon Me
Bruce Saylor – The Image Maker
Lawrence Axelrod - Pos Metaphonos
- Bass Clarinet Concerto featuring J. Lawrie Bloom
SEE A VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR’S PERFOMANCE
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