Chicago Classical Review » » Illinois Philharmonic winds most in synch with Mozart
Sun Jan 24, 2021 at 11:37 am By John Y. Lawrence Complementing their all-strings season-opener back in October, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has begun 2021 with an all-winds program. (The streaming pre-recorded concert is available through February 12). The orchestra was recorded in their usual spacious home—Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. But the small scale of the program’s two pieces—for five and thirteen instruments respectively—fosters intimacy, fitting for a winter’s eve by the fire. And like a domestic hearth, this concert took a little tim...