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Renowned violinist and Music Institute of Chicago alumna Jennifer Koh returns to Nichols Concert Hall in downtown Evanston, with "Bach and Beyond" on Saturday, Oct. 21.
The best albums out this week include Beautiful and Brutal Yard from rapper J Hus, the ragged rock of Palehound, vivid reflections on life in your 20s from country singer Alana Springsteen and more.Featured Albums:1. Kool & The Gang — People Just Wanna Have FunFeatured Songs: "Go Get It," "Let's Party (feat. Sha Sha Jones)," "That's What I Love About You," "My Weakness"2. Alana Springsteen — TWENTY SOMETHING: Figuring It OutFeatured Songs: "twenty something," "chameleon," "when we were friends"3. Mahali...
Marsalis’ Violin Concerto mixes jazz and classical idioms, with the composer also paying respect to Benedetti’s Scottish ancestry by researching some of the historic ties between Anglo-Celtic and African-American music.
Violinist Tai Murray loves the immediacy of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14. The soloist begins with no introduction, entering along with the orchestra, riding atop a long-held G major chord, sounding as simple and inviting as a ray of sunshine. "Emotionally, this concerto is just immediately within you," she said. "There's no 'getting drawn into it.' It's just, 'I'm here and you are a part of it.' Which I love about this piece." When I heard that Murray would be playing Barber's Violin Concerto with the Pasadena Symphony on April 29 - right in my backyard - I knew ...
