American Rhapsody
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Innovation has always defined America — especially its music.
In 1924, Rhapsody in Blue opened with a wild, sliding clarinet note that made people sit up straight. What followed was the first true fusion of jazz and orchestra — bold piano, jazz rhythms, and memorable melodies. Guest pianist Clayton Stephenson, praised as “a poet and master storyteller,” brings this electrifying music to life.
Then experience something brand new. Blues, Ballads, Bebop: A Miles Davis Symphonic Tribute is a world premiere by Chicago Sinfonietta’s own principal violist, Seth Pae, honoring the Chicago-legend who reinvented jazz again and again.
The evening closes with William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, built on three African American spirituals he loved as a child, and brought to the symphonic stage in 1934, breaking barriers in the process.
$30.00 - $70.00
Groundbreaking. Dynamic. Daring. A tenured orchestra and acclaimed cultural leader that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating community through curated symphonic experiences, the award-winning Chicago Sinfonietta (CS) is a source of community through music, as well as ensuring and inspiring a continued investment in diversity and inclusivity in the genre of... (Read more)