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Artistic Luminaries, Chicago Debuts, and Expanded Programming Highlight the 2015/16 Season

Artistic Luminaries, Chicago Debuts, and Expanded Programming Highlight the 2015/16 Season

GENERAL RELEASE – March 20, 2015 PRESS CONTACT Amy Iwano PHOTOS Executive Director Please visit University of Chicago Presents http://bit.ly/1AkGXA6 [email protected] 773.702.8068

Season Highlights

 Illustrious UChicago alumnus Philip Glass returns to campus  Arcanto Quartet, Artemis Quartet, Dorothée Oberlinger, Warren Wolf, and Dion Parson make their Chicago debuts  Mini-residencies cross diverse genres of classical, contemporary, and jazz music to infuse learning and innovation with the broader community  As part of one residency, saxophonist Miguel Zenón stages his “Identities” multimedia big band project  The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series expands to five concerts  In its third season, Jazz at the Logan series expands its platform to include vocalists, opening with Cécile McLorin Salvant  The eminent pianist Paul Lewis appears with the Pacifica Quartet  Chicago native clarinetist Anthony McGill returns to perform with Musicians from Marlboro during its 50th season tour  Anonymous 4 takes its final bows as a quartet

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago Presents, the University’s professional music presenting organization, announces its 2015/16 season. The series, which spans a variety of genres in beautiful, intimate venues drawing on the intellectual resources of the University, adds several mini-residencies, offers a roster rich with world-class talent and beloved masterworks, and expands early music and jazz programming. In its 72nd year, UChicago Presents invites listeners to experience six series spanning classical, contemporary, early, jazz, and world music. In all, 26 unique programs will feature virtuosic performances of world-touring artists on the historic University of Chicago campus.

UChicago Presents hosts several residencies in the coming season. The renowned and inimitable composer Philip Glass, University of Chicago alum (AB 1956, mathematics and philosophy), returns to campus. His mid-February mini-residency features a performance of The Etudes, a public talk, and film screening. Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón will appear in a three-day residency in late May, in which he explores the idea of cultural identity of New

1 Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent. Third Coast Percussion resumes on-campus presence for a third year hosting a mini-residency and a program featuring inventive use of a single type of material in two pieces, one including a drum head, in the Chicago premiere of Donnacha Dennehy’s Tension of Skin. The Pacifica Quartet returns as Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in- Residence, opening with the acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis in a program including Beethoven’s late Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111.

The UChicago Presents’ Classic Concert series will present leading classical artists and diverse repertoire with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble opening the season in a program of beloved chamber works, including Schubert’s epic Octet. Arcanto Quartet, the first of two European quartets this series to make its Chicago debut (the other being the Artemis Quartet), offers fresh and eloquent interpretations of chamber music. Anthony McGill, Chicago native and New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist, joins Vermont-based Musicians from Marlboro in their 50th anniversary season tour. The program showcases the famed Brahms clarinet quintet. Philip Glass offers his piano etudes, performed by five pianists, including the composer himself. The world’s leading guitar duo, brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad, and Clarice Assad, Sérgio’s daughter and a sought-after composer, pianist, and vocalist, conclude the series with Memories from Rio, a program inspired by their native Brazil.

The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series expands its season from four concerts to five, offering audiences historically researched programming, original instrument practices and touring international artists. Bach Collegium Japan, with Joanne Lunn, soprano and Masaaki Suzuki, conductor/harpsichordist, kicks off the series with gems from the Baroque era, and South African pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, who first gained international recognition after winning the prestigious first prize as well as the audience prize in the Bruges Fortepiano Competition, demonstrates his skill on the rarely heard fortepiano. Anonymous 4 concludes their farewell tour in a final performance with UChicago in a Christmas program of English carols and hymns. Early music star Jordi Savall and award-winning bodhrán player Frank McGuire offer a program of music in the Celtic Irish, Scottish, and American traditions, nicely timed near St. Patrick’s Day. The final concert of the series features one of the leading recorder players of her generation, Dorothée Oberlinger, with harpsichordist Florian Birsak and baroque cellist Marco Testori.

Contempo begins its 51st season with a new artistic director, composer Marta Ptaszynska, and a tribute to Pulitzer Prize winner Shulamit Ran (Contempo artistic director, 2002-2015). Ptaszynska’s programming vision for the new music collective includes music by leading European composers and the return of the Contempo-Jazz Double Bill. The series continues with gifted ensembles-in-residence Pacifica Quartet and eighth blackbird and conductor Cliff Colnot.

In its third year, Jazz at the Logan expands its footprint with the inclusion of vocalists. The dazzling Cécile McLorin Salvant opens the season. Next, pianist/composer Billy Childs and his quintet, with vocalists Becca Stevens, Alicia Olatuja, and Chicago-based Spektral Quartet, present his project on the singer-songwriter Laura Nyro in Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro. Other series highlights include the phenomenal multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf’s Chicago debut as the leader of his Wolfpack; a musical trip to the Caribbean with GRAMMY award-winning drummer Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band; and a signature multimedia presentation, Identities Are Changeable, by multiple GRAMMY nominee and composer/saxophonist Miguel Zenón.

2 Music Across Genres, known for showcasing diverse ensembles and exploring music, creates an unlikely connection through the Irish bodhrán. The ever-inventive Third Coast Percussion explores playing techniques and offers a modern take on the instrument, while Jordi Savall and Frank McGuire, also performing as part of the Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series, present the instrument in its classic, 18th century Irish and Scottish folk music context. Music Across Genres concludes with the enchanting female a cappella ensemble Zulal’s interpretations of rich and beautiful, ancient Armenian folk melodies.

3 FULL CONCERT SCHEDULE – organized by series

CLASSIC CONCERT SERIES This series includes six concerts featuring the pillars of chamber music performed by world- touring artists. Since 1943, this renowned series has brought diverse ensembles and composers to the Mandel Hall stage — from the Classical period to the present.

FRIDAY / OCTOBER 16 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber ensemble Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136/125a Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders! (arr. Franz Hasenöhrl) Schubert: Octet in F Major for winds and strings, D. 803

The season opens with the return of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber ensemble, comprised of the orchestra’s principal players, bringing a program of beloved chamber works – Mozart’s charming divertimento, Hasenöhrl’s frolicking quintet after Strauss, and Schubert’s epic Octet.

“The musicians managed to produce the sound more often made by a chamber orchestra… irresistible.” – The Buffalo News

FRIDAY / NOVEMBER 13 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Arcanto Quartet Chicago debut

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (selections) Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Smetana: String Quartet No. 1, From my life

Four musical soul mates – Antje Weithaas, Daniel Sepec, Tabea Zimmermann, and Jean-Guihen Queyras – founded the Arcanto Quartet in 2002 and took the chamber music world by storm with their spirited playing, fueled by the joy of bringing music to life in the world’s greatest concert halls.

“The Arcanto Quartet is one of the most stimulating and enjoyable ensembles to listen to, no matter what it is playing. Freshness, close rapport, finesse, and a blend of eloquence and vitality have been hallmarks of its style ever since its debut.” – Telegraph

FRIDAY / JANUARY 22 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Musicians from Marlboro with Anthony McGill, clarinet 50th Anniversary season tour Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Penderecki: Clarinet Quartet Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Concerts by Musicians from Marlboro, the touring extension of the Vermont-based Marlboro Music Festival, have been described by The Washington Post as, “a virtual guarantee of excellence.” Here they bring a compelling program, bolstered by Chicago native and now New

4 York Philharmonic principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. This Chicago concert is underwritten, in part, by a gift from Hanna Holborn Gray.

“…so fresh and full-blooded, so full of earthy vitality and sheer sensual pleasure, that it made you happy to be alive.” – The Washington Post on Musicians from Marlboro

“He showed a whimsical, rhapsodic wit, and was able to paint in numerous hues, evoking both intimacy and distance.” – New York Classical Review on Anthony McGill

FRIDAY / FEBRUARY 19 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Philip Glass

The Etudes

Philip Glass’ piano etudes stand as an intensely intimate and personal statement by the composer who has had immeasurable impact on the musical and intellectual life of the 20th and 21st centuries. Performed by five pianists, including Philip Glass himself.

"To hear Philip Glass play the piano live was...extremely humbling. Hearing those famous modulations...played by Glass himself was like receiving a manuscript directly from the hands of Shakespeare." – Politikken (Denmark)

FRIDAY / APRIL 8 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Artemis Quartet Chicago debut

Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 Bartók: Quartet No. 6 Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, Razumovsky

The peerless performers from Germany bring their “fullness of sound, delineated structure and unparalleled drama” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) to this brilliant program.

”The group (anchored by its eloquent first violinist, Vineta Sareika, and including Mr. Runge, the violinist Gregor Sigl and the violist Friedemann Weigle) plays with refined vitality and a sound that has the lithe glow of a copper wire.” – The New York Times

SUNDAY / APRIL 17 / 3:00 PM / MANDEL HALL Sérgio, Odair, and Clarice Assad

Memories of Rio

The Brazilian-born brothers, Sérgio and Odair Assad, set the benchmark for all other guitarists by creating a new standard of innovation, ingenuity, and expression. Here they are joined by Sérgio’s daughter, Clarice Assad, a sought-after composer, pianist, and vocalist, and together they close the series with music inspired by their homeland.

5 “The best two-guitar team in existence, maybe in history.” – The Washington Post on Sérgio and Odair Assad

“[Clarice Assad is] A virtuoso at the piano and the vocal cords – a classically trained natural talent, whose charismatic voice lifted all the brilliant vocal elements of meditative pleasure." – UNT.SE (Sweden)

HOWARD MAYER BROWN INTERNATIONAL EARLY MUSIC SERIES Founded in 1981, this concert series spans from Medieval and Renaissance to Baroque and features artists dedicated to historically researched, informed programming, and original instrument practices.

THURSDAY / OCTOBER 29 / 7:30 PM / ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL Bach Collegium Japan with Joanne Lunn, soprano, and Masaaki Suzuki, conductor/harpsichord

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major for Recorder, Strings, and Continuo, RV 443 Handel: Gloria in B-flat Major, HWV deest Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 463 J.S. Bach: Cantata, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Hailed by BBC Music Magazine as “The Kings from the East,” Bach Collegium Japan is joined by English soprano Joanne Lunn, “the ideal Bach soprano…intelligence and tonal beauty in one” for gems of the Baroque era.

“This orchestra has a freshness and ease in live performance that is inimitable.” – The Independent UK

FRIDAY / NOVEMBER 20 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

C.P.E. Bach: Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59/4 Mozart: Suite in C Major, K. 399 C.P.E Bach: Sonata in E minor, Wq. 59/1 Mozart: Fantasie in C minor, K. 475 Mozart: Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333

Kristian Bezuidenhout has been praised by The Boston Globe as “A vigorously intelligent musician, well equipped with the technique to back up some extraordinary new ideas about old music.” The winner of both the prestigious first prize and the audience prize at the Bruges International Fortepiano Competition shows his skill on this rarely heard instrument with a dynamic program.

“One of the foremost, and arguable the most brilliant, of today’s fortepiano players.” – The London Times

SUNDAY / DECEMBER 20 / 4:00 PM / ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL Anonymous 4

6 The Last Noel [Final performance of the farewell tour!]

Anonymous 4 takes its final bows as a quartet in 2015. In this final tour and UChicago Presents holiday concert, they present an anthology of their most-beloved songs. From their earliest program, An English Ladymass, through their last Christmas recording, The Cherry Tree, they have chosen favorites that speak as eloquently now as they did in the Middle Ages. These are the songs that the women of Anonymous 4 simply have to sing together – one last time.

"Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition to create their magical sound." – WFMT

FRIDAY / MARCH 4 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL Jordi Savall, viols Frank McGuire, bodhrán

The English & Celtic Viol: At the Court and Exile

In these popular Irish and Scots folk tunes that were gentrified in the 18th century, the early music master Jordi Savall finds music with a strong, simple and emotional message - and the magical mystery of life.

“Jordi Savall testifies to a common cultural inheritance of infinite variety. He is a man for our time” – The Guardian

FRIDAY / APRIL 1 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Dorothée Oberlinger, recorder Florian Birsak, harpsichord Marco Testori, baroque cello Chicago debut

Flauto Veneziano

One of the leading recorder players of her generation and winner of the prestigious Echo Klassik Prize for Best Instrumentalist of the Year, Dorothée Oberlinger brings her Diapason D’Or- winning Italian Baroque program with her Mozarteum continuo team for music of Venice’s Golden Age, including works by Vivaldi, Corelli, and others.

"... a soloist who has perfect fingers, consummate tonguing and breathing technique, ... Dorothée Oberlinger has plenty of hot blood running through her veins. She manages to put all her many qualities at the service of the music." – Goldberg Magazine, Spain

ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE SERIES: PACIFICA QUARTET The superb and inspiring Pacifica Quartet, Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence with the University of Chicago, has gained international stature as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. This season they welcome a collaboration with the exceptional British pianist, Paul Lewis.

7 “(Pacifica’s) sunny vivaciousness, tonal coloring and emotional honesty brought out the music vividly.” – Pittsburgh Gazette

SUNDAY / OCTOBER 18 / 3:00 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL with Paul Lewis, piano

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1, Metamorphoses nocturnes Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major (a quattro), K. 414

The multi-award winning and dynamic Pacifica Quartet returns to perform alongside British pianist Paul Lewis, who is regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation.

"There are many prized recordings of the Beethoven sonatas from past masters and current artists. But if I had to recommend a single complete set, I would suggest Mr. Lewis’ distinguished recordings." – Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

SUNDAY / JANUARY 17 / 3:00 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL

Schnittke: String Quartet No. 3 Shostakovich: Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 138 Mendelssohn: Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2

In a program requiring unparalleled musicianship and skill, the Pacifica Quartet expertly navigates from Schnittke’s intricate and polystylistic String Quartet No. 3, through Shostakovich’s solemn and poignant Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, to the romantic and vibrant Mendelssohn Quartet in E minor.

SUNDAY / APRIL 24 / 3:00 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL

Mozart: Quartet in G Major, K. 387 Shostakovich: Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

The pieces on this final program are linked by the composers' desire to honor others. Mozart's Quartet in G Major, the first of the "Haydn Quartets," was dedicated to the composer's friend and mentor. The whimsical yet reflective Shostakovich Quartet No. 11 commemorates the second violinist of the Beethoven Quartet, the ensemble that had premiered most of Shostakovich’s earlier string quartets. A commission for Prince Nikolai Golitzin, the massive Beethoven Quartet in C-sharp minor, concludes the concert.

CONTEMPO Contempo curates the bold visions of today’s most innovative composers. Under new Artistic Director and award-winning composer Marta Ptaszynska, the contemporary music collective presents a tribute to Shulamit Ran (Artistic Director, 2002-2015) and a hearing of music by leading European composers – with resident artists Pacifica Quartet and eighth blackbird. The return of the Contempo-Jazz Double Bill brings European intermedia artists and a jazz set by Grazyna Auguscik and collaborators.

8 TUESDAY / OCTOBER 27 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Shulamit Ran Portrait Concert with Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano

O The Chimneys Verticals Lyre of Orpheus Mirage Bach Shards

MONDAY / FEBRUARY 29 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Focus on Europe with Agata Zubel, vocalist

Agata Zubel: Not I Tadeusz Wielecki: The Thread is Spinning Christophe Bertrand: Madrigal Marta Ptaszynska: Mosaics Helmut Lachenmann: String Quartet No. 3, Grido

SATURDAY / APRIL 16 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Contempo-Jazz Double Bill Jaroslow Kapuscinski, multimedia artist Marek Choloniewski, multimedia artist Grazyna Auguscik, vocals Maniacal 4 trombone quartet Jarek Bester, accordion Matt Ulery, double bass

Jaroslaw Kapuscinski: Mondrian Variations; Oli’s Dream; Juicy Marek Choloniewski: Waves --- Jazz set – Chopin can swing

Tomorrow’s Music Today Contempo presents music by some of today’s finest young composers, performed by resident ensembles eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and conductor Cliff Colnot. Programs will include dissertation works by UChicago doctoral candidates in composition.

FRIDAY / MAY 13 / 7:30 PM / ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL Tomorrow’s Music Today I

Program will include works by Pierce Gradone, Jack Hughes, Joungbum Lee, and Kate Pukinskis.

FRIDAY / MAY 20 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Tomorrow’s Music Today II

Program will include works by Alican Camci, Tomas Gueglio Saccone, Igor Santos and Phil Taylor.

9 JAZZ AT THE LOGAN World-class jazz artists bring the spectrum of contemporary jazz – with its myriad influences from the past up to the now – to the Logan Center concert stage.

FRIDAY / OCTOBER 23 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Cécile McLorin Salvant

Following her first place win at the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Cécile McLorin Salvant has dazzled wherever she performs. Says The New York Times, “If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald – it is this 23-year-old virtuoso.”

“She has poise, elegance, soul, humor, sensuality, power, virtuosity, range, insight, intelligence, depth and grace.” – Wynton Marsalis

THURSDAY / NOVEMBER 5 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Billy Childs Quintet with Becca Stevens, Alicia Olatuja, and Spektral Quartet

Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro

Pianist/composer Billy Childs remains one of the most diversely prolific and acclaimed artists working in music today. He brings his latest project of music inspired by singer-songwriter Laura Nyro.

“Billy Child’s creative magnitude seems to be that of a brilliant, powerful star suspended in the night sky of that same territory, illuminating the way.” – Allaboutjazz.com

“Brilliant, catchy… Intimate, ruminative, jagged-edged originals with jouncy time signatures, rich with harmony and melody.” – Downbeat on Becca Stevens

"Ms. Olatuja is an American singer with a strong, lustrous tone and an amiably regal presence onstage." – The New York Times

FRIDAY / FEBRUARY 12 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Warren Wolf & Wolfpack

Following in the footsteps of vibes masters Bobby Hutcherson and Stefon Harris, the phenomenal multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf is one of the most important and exciting young jazz artists performing today. Steeped in tradition with a progressive eye toward the evolving art form, Wolf makes his Chicago debut as a leader of his quintet, the Wolfpack.

"To say that Warren Wolf's Mack Avenue debut is auspicious would be an understatement. No doubt this is one of the best of the year in jazz." – Greg Thomas, NY Daily News, on Wolf’s debut album Wolfgang

10 FRIDAY / APRIL 29 / 7:30 PM/ LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band

Led by GRAMMY award-winning drummer Dion Parson, this 7-piece band features a fresh, innovative sound mixing US Virgin Islands traditions with other Caribbean infusions like reggae, calypso, soca, mento, ska, zouk, steel pan, chutney, and funk with New Orleans and African overtones. Together, these supremely talented artists deliver their special brand of Caribbean jazz with down-home sophistication and a high energy level that has audiences—young and old— soaring to their feet time and time again.

“…[Dion Parson is] a soloistic drummer with a pianist’s propensity toward making music...” – Lazaro Vega, The Grand Rapid Press

THURSDAY / MAY 26 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Miguel Zenón

Identities are Changeable

Saxophonist and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón has masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. A song cycle for his quartet plus big band and video, his Identities are Changeable project explores the experience of Puerto Ricans who have moved to New York.

“Fresh off of garnering his mantelpiece-polishing Guggenheim and MacArthur awards, alto saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón gets back down to the business of making some serious music” – Jazz Times

MUSIC ACROSS GENRES For decades, the University of Chicago Presents has showcased diverse ensembles and composers from the venerable Classical period to the best in new music. This series invites exploration of a variety of music within a series, with each program providing its own unique stamp on exceptional artistry.

FRIDAY / FEBRUARY 5 / 7:30 PM / INTERNATIONAL HOUSE / ASSEMBLY HALL Third Coast Percussion

Thierry De Mey: Table Music Donnacha Dennehy: Tension of Skin (Chicago premiere) Reich: Sextet

The ever-inventive Third Coast Percussion brings the idea of using a single type of material in performance – a wood table, in the case of Belgian composer Thierry de Mey’s piece, and a drum head in Donnacha Dennehy’s new work inspired by playing techniques of the Irish bodhrán drum. The ensemble rounds out the program honoring Steve Reich’s 80th birthday with his iconic Sextet.

“Savvy and hyper-talented young percussionists”— Musical Toronto

FRIDAY / MARCH 4 / 7:30 PM / MANDEL HALL

11 Jordi Savall, viols Frank McGuire, bodhrán

The English & Celtic Viol: At the Court and Exile

The Guardian calls Jordi Savall, “An omnivorous troubadour.” He is joined by award-winning bodhrán player Frank McGuire for a program of music in the Celtic Irish and English traditions.

“…[Jordi Savall] structured his musical exploration along the arc of human life, from songs about creation and birth to celebrations of love and marriage to mature reflections on exile and death." – The New York Times

FRIDAY / MAY 6 / 7:30 PM / LOGAN CENTER / PERFORMANCE HALL Zulal

The enchanting vocal trio provides rich and beautiful interpretations of ancient Armenian village folk melodies while introducing a sophisticated lyricism and energy.

"Zulal is completely enchanting, providing rich and beautiful interpretations of ancient songs. They are one of the most exciting developments in Armenian music today." – Atom Egoyan

TICKETS Subscription series, starting as low as $53 for three concerts, will be available across six different series, offering patrons significant savings: 30% off single ticket prices if purchased before May 1, or 25% savings if purchased after May 1. A full-season pass to all 26 concerts is available at a 35% savings. UChicago Presents extends University and staff discounts, first time subscriber discounts, youth tickets, under-35 season passes, and the opportunity to create your own series with a Pick 4- or Pick 6-concert flexible series option.

Ticket information and an order form are available online beginning April 1, 2015 at chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/tickets/subscription. First time subscribers may order online at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu/subscriptions

Interested music lovers may also call 773.702.ARTS (773.702.2787) or visit the UChicago Arts Box Office at Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street, Tues–Sat, 12–6pm.

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