To see a complete roster of Rush Hour 2007 artists and their biographies, please click here.
Please check out our programs and performers scheduled for June, July, and August below.
June 5, 2007 – France
*Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of France
French Impressionism: Music of Debussy, Ibert, and Saint-Saëns
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Richard Young, viola
Sarah Bullen, harp
June 12, 2007
Fulcrum Point New Music Project: Music for Brass – The New Romanticism
Stephen Burns, trumpet & flugelhorn
Kevin Hartman, trumpet
Gregory Flint, horn
Adam Moen, trombone
Rex Martin, tuba
June 19, 2007
*Sponsored in part by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
A Cello Celebration: Cellists of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Friends
Stephen Balderston, cello
Abraham Feder, cello
Micah Fusselman, cello
Richard Hirschl, cello
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Brant Taylor, cello
June 26, 2007 – Great Britain
*Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Great Britain
A Summer Afternoon Tea:
Music of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams
Larry Combs, clarinet
Levi Hernandez, baritone
Deborah Sobol, piano
July 3, 2007
Global Rhythms: Music for Saxophone and Piano
Ashu, saxophone
Kuang-Hau Huang, piano
July 10, 2007 – China
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China
From Ancient Persia to Modern China: The Pipa’s Musical Journey
Yang Wei, pipa
July 17, 2007
A Giant of the Four Hand Piano Repertoire:
Franz Schubert Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
James Giles, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano
July 24, 2007
The Percussive Arts: Beauty and Dazzling Virtuosity
Third Coast Percussion Quartet
July 31, 2007
*Sponsored by The Poetry Foundation
Inventions on Inventions, Part II: Bach Three-Part Inventions and Poetry
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
Diana Schmück, piano
Deborah Sobol, piano
August 7, 2007 – Germany
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of Germany
A German Masterpiece: Brahms Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Jasmine Lin, violin
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
August 14, 2007
Baroque to Modern: Music of J.S. Bach and Villa-Lobos
Claire Chase, flute
Katinka Kleijn, cello
David Schrader, organ
August 21, 2007
Paris Mornings, Havana Nights:
Music of Paquito D’Rivera and Darius Milhaud
Quintet Attacca, woodwind quintet
August 28, 2007
Humor & Whimsy: Music of P.D.Q. Bach
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano
Harold Brock, tenor
Peter Van De Graaff, baritone
Kay Kim, piano
