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In November, I had the great fortune of spending three days on three different campuses of the Music Institute of Chicago. From a roomful of musical toddlers to the New Horizons senior band, there was music from everyone, reminding me of my own days of Suzuki cello. The enthusiastic students, teachers, MIC staff, and parents gave me a rich and memorable experience. The future of music is in good hands.
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Photographing a concert of Bach music makes me a happy boy, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to shoot the opening concert of the Bach Week Festival at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston last week. A beautifully varied program began with Desiree Ruhstrat and Mathias Tacke playing the Double Violin Concerto, followed by the Cantata No. 82 with bass Douglas Anderson. Brandenburg Concertos 2 and 5 closed the concert before a post-concert candlelight performance of early music with Mirja Lorenz (recorder) and Joel Spears (theorbo).
All photos © Copyright 2015 by Elliot Mandel. All rights reserved.
Violin soloists Desirée Ruhstrat and Mathias Tacke
Violinists Desirée Ruhstrat and Mathias Tacke, and cellist David Cunliffe
Harpsichordist Jason Moy, cellist David Cunliffe, bassist Collins Trier
Bass Douglas Anderson with Jason Moy, David Cunliffe, and Collins Trier
Conductor Richard Webster and Douglas Anderson
Bach Week Festival Orchestra in Nichols Hall
Violinist Renée-Paule Gauthier, flutist John Thorne, oboist Judith Kulb, with Jason Moy and David Cunliffe
Flutist John Thorne and violinist Stefan Hersh with Jason Moy
Mirja Lorenz (recorder) and Joel Spears (theorbo) perform early Baroque music by candlelight.
Joel Spears plays the prelude to Bach's Suite No. 3 for Cello on the theorbo.
Mirja Lorenz and Joel Spears from above