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| Camerata Chicago to be featured on a new |
| 98.7 WFMT Documentary about the life of |
| Sir Charles Mackerras |
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| March 2, 2016: 10 pm |
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| This new documentary about one of the greatest conductors in musical history is a testament to his life and work. It features numerous works that he conducted or arranged including Pineapple Poll, Janacek's Sinfonietta and Beethoven's Symphony No 5. |
| Included are numerous interviews with Sir Charles himself, his sister Joan Mackerras as well as notable personalities such as the internationally known soprano, Renée Fleming, the General Director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Anthony Freud and his nephew, our very own Music Director of Camerata Chicago, Drostan Hall. |
Mackerras conducted world famous orchestras such as the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago,
Berlin Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera New York.
Sir Charles was the International Advisor to Camerata Chicago. |
| MackerrasLegacy.com has the full documentary script - and our Beethoven 5th Symphony recording. |
| The documentary is hosted by Lisa Flynn and produced by Jon Tolansky. It is underwritten by the Buonacorsi Foundation. |
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| 2016 - 2017 Upcoming events are below: |
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| Julian Schwarz, cello |
Sir Charles Mackerras |
Drostan Hall, conductor |
| Charles Mackerras, Master Conductor: A Profile |
| March 2 at 10pm |
| Drostan Hall and Camerata Chicago are to be |
| featured on this superb 98.7 WFMT documentary. |
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| Sweetest Day Chicago |
| October 14th and 16th |
| Chicago and Park Ridge |
Mathias Tacke and Rose Armbrust perform the Suite for
Solo violin, viola and strings by Atterberg. |
Young violinist Amelia Piscitelli will play the
Svensden Romance for Violin and Orchestra. |
Repertoire will also include Variations on Thaxted by Blumhofer/Holst, Bartok Rumanian Dances and the Warlock Capriol Suite. |
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| Hubbard Street Dance |
| January 27, 2017 |
| Hubbard Street Dance teams up with |
| Camerata Chicago for an exciting performance |
| at the Wheaton College Artist Series |
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| Conducted by Drostan Hall |
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