Groups present Messiah as Handel would have heard it
G. P. Handel's "Messiah" was first performed in 1742 by a small choir accompanied by instruments including trumpets without valves and violins with bows made of sheep gut. To hear...
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Second City Musick performs top hits of the 1400s
Chicago musician Anna Steinhoff loves all kinds of music and at one time was especially interested in modern classical, including atonal music by composers such as John Cage. But these...
CLC ensemble kicks off holiday season with jazz
Michael Flack and his Monday Night Jazz Ensemble will get into the swing of Christmas right before Thanksgiving with their Sunday concert featuring a jazzed-up "Nutcracker Suite." Flack, director of...
Waukegan Orchestra salutes Shakespeare at November concert
The Waukegan Orchestra unites music with Shakespeare on Saturday when it presents its opening concert of the season. The orchestra will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death by performing...
Veterans, PTSD survivor commemorate Veterans Day at CLC
Melvin T. Brown Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force as an airman in the early 1990s where he saw his friends get killed during an explosion. But it wasn't...
Unique Russian ensemble to perform classical, contemporary music in Waukegan
For clarinetist Vladislav Gorbich, it's all about the tune. "We're always looking for a great melody," said Gorbich, a member of the Kat Trio, which includes his wife, violinist Victoria...
CLC presents ‘Everyman,’ based on Middle Ages morality play
As far back as the Middle Ages, playwrights have been creating stories about the meaning of life and the inevitability of death. "Everyman," written in 1495, is one such play....
Waukegan Concert Chorus tackles challenging work in concert
American composer Randall Thompson's "The Peaceable Kingdom" challenges both the singers and the audience, according to Randy Casey, director of the Waukegan Concert Chorus. The choir is up to the...
Goo Goo Dolls are still going strong
The Goo Goo Dolls weren't an overnight sensation. It took them a while to get noticed and appreciated, said founding member, bass guitarist and vocalist Robby Takac. Then, not one...
Monkees bring 50th anniversary tour to Genesee
Fifty years after the debut of the Monkees TV series, Peter Tork said the show featuring four offbeat young men in a band had what he called "an extraordinarily, useful...