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MIC News…
- November 20, 2008
- Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music music exams
MIC will be hosting regional music examinations. If interested, please contact Highland Park's Campus Director, Greg Diethrich at 847.448.8316.
- Highland Park Campus
- November 20, 2008
- Baroque Band Concert: "The Temple of Apollo"
For tickets and information, please visit www.baroqueband.org
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston-East Campus
- November 22, 2008
- Voice Departmental Recital
Free and open to the public
- 2:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
- November 22, 2008
- Vannia Phillips Violin Studio Recital
- 5:30 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- November 22, 2008
- Music Institute Chorale presents: "Ye Olde Madrigal Feaste"
Doors open at 6:15 pm; Concert starts at 7:00 pm. Call 847.905.1500 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM, Wilmette Women's Club, 933 Lincoln Avenue
- November 22, 2008
- Academy Strings and Academic Chamber Orchestra Concert
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- November 23, 2008
- Shigetoshi Yamada Violin Studio Recital
- 11:00 AM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- November 23, 2008
- TRIO: Three Alarm Fire
Lincoln Trio
- 3:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- December 03, 2008
- Marilyn Bishoff Piano Studio Recital
- 7:00 PM, Recital Room, Lake Forest Campus
- December 06, 2008
- Postponed until January 23, 7 pm:
"HERstrionix-Live in Concert"-a presentation of pop and rock tunes in a hilarious original concept staging by Prime Stage.
Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 07, 2008
- Highland Park's Holiday Recital
Time TBA
- Manor Care Assisted Living Home, Highland Park
- December 07, 2008
- Postponed until January 23, 2009 at 7 pm.:
"HERstrionix-Live in Concert"-a presentation of pop and rock tunes in a hilarious original concept staging by Prime Stage.
Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 2:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 11, 2008
- New Horizons Band presents:
"Big Band Broadcast"
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
- December 12, 2008
- Arlene Stokman Piano Studio Recital
- 6:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
- December 12, 2008
- Broadway Bound presents: "Once Upon a Mattress"
December 12-14. For more info, call 847.905.1500, ext. 170
- 7:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 13, 2008
- Winds, Brass, & Percussion Departmental Recital
Free and open to the public
- 1:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
- December 13, 2008
- Broadway Bound presents: "Once Upon a Mattress"
December 12-14. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 2:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 13, 2008
- Broadway Bound presents: "Once Upon a Mattress"
December 12-14. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 14, 2008
- Keyboard Departmental Recital
Free and open to the public
- 12:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
- December 14, 2008
- Lisa Zilberman Piano Studio Recital
- 12:00 PM, Dickinson Hall, Lake Forest Campus
- December 14, 2008
- Suzuki Sunday
- 1:00 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- December 14, 2008
- Broadway Bound presents: "Once Upon a Mattress"
December 12-14. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 2:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 14, 2008
- Louise Chan Piano Studio Recital
- 3:00 PM, Dickinson Hall, Lake Forest Campus
- December 14, 2008
- Sinfonia & Philharmonic Concert
Free and Open to the public
- 5:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
- December 17, 2008
- Community Symphony
Free and open to the public
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
- December 18, 2008
- Holiday Recital
- 3:00 PM, Dickerson Hall, Lake Forest Campus
- December 18, 2008
- Music Together Winter Jam & Family Sing Along
- 3:00 PM, Dickinson Hall, Lake Forest Campus
- December 19, 2008
- The Company presents the MIC original musical, "The Lost World"
December 19-21. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 20, 2008
- The Company presents the MIC original musical, "The Lost World"
December 19-21. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 2:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 20, 2008
- The Company presents the MIC original musical, "The Lost World"
December 19-21. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- December 20, 2008
- Chamber Music Concert
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- December 21, 2008
- The Company presents the MIC original musical, "The Lost World"
December 19-21. Call 847.905.1500, ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 2:00 PM, Dempster St. Theater, Evanston West Campus
- January 04, 2009
- The Art of Survival: Portraits of Hope in Times of Tyranny
- 4:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- January 11, 2009
- Power, Patriotism, and Protest: Where Music and Politics Intersect
- 4:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- January 18, 2009
- Suzuki Sunday
- 1:00 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- January 18, 2009
- Voices Carry: The Strength of a Vocal Community
- 4:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- January 22, 2009
- MIC Faculty Concert Series: Featuring performances by our piano faculty, Sevgi Giles, Ligia Takei, and Jia-Yee Tang
- 7:30 PM, Highland Park Campus
- January 23, 2009
- Honors Recital
- 6:30 PM, Dickerson Hall, Lake Forest Campus
- January 23, 2009
- "HERstrionix-Live in Concert" - a presentation of pop & rock tunes in a hilarious original concert staging by Prime Stage.
Call 847.905.1500 ext. 170 for ticket info.
- 7:00 PM,
- January 24, 2009
- Mid-Winter Suzuki Violin Workshop
January 24-25, 2009
- Evanston East Campus
- January 24, 2009
- Mid-Winter Suzuki Flute Workshop
January 24-25, 2009
- Winnetka Campus
- January 24, 2009
- Mid-Winter Suzuki Guitar Workshop
Saturday-Sunday, January 24-25, 2009
- Winnetka Campus
- February 01, 2009
- Cadet Band/Wind Ensemble/Reading Ensemble/Sinfonia/Philharmonic Concert
Free and open to the public
- 4:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
- February 01, 2009
- Sundays @ 7 PM - Faculty Recital Series
Sung Hoon Mo, piano
- 7:00 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- February 07, 2009
- 2009 Chicago Duo-Piano Festival Mini-Fest Susan and Sarah Wang
- 7:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- February 08, 2009
- QUARTET: Four-Leaf Clover
A ten piano tribute to Steinway of Chicago
- 3:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
- concert info »
- February 15, 2009
- Keyboard Departmental Recital
Free and open to the public
- 2:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East
We're the Music Institute of Chicago, established in 1931, the only independent community music school in Illinois, and one of just ten in the country to be accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
- We Serve more than 5,000 music students and arts therapy clients ages four months to 91 years
- Our key strength lies in the caliber of our distinguished faculty
The Music Institute of Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, nationality, sex, ethnic origin, or religious belief in its admission, financial aid or other educational policies.
Mission
The Music Institute of Chicago believes that enjoying and understanding music and developing the skills to create and perform music enhance the quality of life, nourish the human spirit, and is therefore committed to providing the foundation for a life-long enjoyment of music.
Specifically, the Music Institute of Chicago will:
- Provide the highest quality music education for all ages and all levels of ability
- Reach selected individuals with music education where such opportunities are limited
- Support the growth of therapy through music and the arts as a community service for individuals with special needs
- Strengthen the emphasis on lifelong music learning
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- Build upon a proud tradition of developing the exceptional performer
What we do
- Music instruction provided by over 120 distinguished faculty in our premiere community music academy
- Performances by faculty, students, visiting artists, in-residence ensembles, and local arts organizations are presented at Nichols Concert Hall, our critically acclaimed concert venue in Evanston
- Expressive arts therapy provides multiple paths to emotional and physical healing through drama, music, art, and movement
- Outreach partnerships with schools and churches bring the joy of music to more than 4,700 economically and culturally disadvantaged youth