The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is quickly changing the way Chicago audiences listen to vocal music. No fancy halls or microphones; just intimate venues and soloists singing the long neglected form of art song. On Saturday, CAIC held its Spring Lieder Lounge in the Dixon-Stein studio on the 8th floor of the Fine Arts Building. Perched above Michigan Avenue, the Dixon-Stein space was a perfect salon-style setting to listen to songs by Schubert, Fauré, Sibelius, and American composers Libby Larsen and Tom Cipullo, performed by renowned soprano Deborah Selig and pianist Shannon McGinnis. This was the fifth event I've shot for CAIC, and my appreciation for vocal music grows with every performance. As an added bonus, CAIC announced its 2014-15 season with a brochure that features my photos.

Soprano Deborah Selig and pianist Shannon McGinnis

The Dixon-Stein instrument shop doubles as a performance salon on the eighth floor of the Fine Arts Building.

Violins hanging in the Dixon-Stein studio.

CAIC's attractive new brochure for its 2014-2015 season.

A gallery of singers.

Saturday night with a soprano