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 Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral

2009 season

Please view our programs and performers scheduled for June, July, and August 2009 below.

The complete biographies of our 2009 artists can be found here.

- June -

June 2, 2009
Amadeus: Wolfgang Mozart’s Serenade No.10 in B-Flat Major, “Gran Partita”
Judith Kulb, oboe
Judith Zunamon Lewis, oboe
Larry Combs, clarinet
Julie DeRoche, clarinet
Wagner Campos, basset horn
Barbara Drapcho, basset horn
Collin Anderson, bassoon
Lewis Kirk, bassoon
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Matthew Oliphant, horn
Valerie Whitney, horn
Gail Williams, horn
Peter Lloyd, string bass

June 9, 2009
In the Loop: Music of G.P. Telemann, Sebastian Huydts, Philippe Hurel and W.F. Bach
WIRED – the flute section of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Claire Chase and Eric Lamb, flutes

June 16, 2009
A Cello Celebration Encore: Cellists of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera and Friends
Whitney Allen, cello
Stephen Balderston, cello
Mark Brandfonbrener, cello
Richard Hirschl, cello
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Patrick Smith, cello
Gary Stucka, cello
Brant Taylor, cello
Maire O’Brien, soprano
Michael Mulcahy, conductor

June 23, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Poetry Foundation*
Everyday People: Poems of Kevin Coval and Music of George Gershwin & Charles Ives
James Giles, piano
Kevin Coval, poet

June 30, 2009
Brass Transcription: Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 12, Op. 133
CINCO brass quintet
Mike Sapienza, trumpet
Ryan Barwise, trumpet
Anna Mayne, horn
Brian Risinger, trombone
Jared Bulmer, tuba

- July -

July 7, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago, Swiss Benevolent Society in Chicago, and Airway Records*
Swiss Originals: Music of Samuel Burckhardt & Stephan Grieder
Sam Burckhardt, tenor saxophone
Stephan Grieder, organ

July 14, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France*
Elegant French: Music of François Couperin
Garry Clarke, violin
Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba
David Schrader, harpsichord

July 21, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France and Alliance Française de Chicago*
Spirited French: Francis Poulenc Sextet for piano and winds
Fifth House Ensemble
Melissa Snoza, flute
Crystal Hall, oboe
Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet
Karl Rzasa, bassoon
DeAunn Davis, horn
Adam Marks, piano

July 28, 2009
Another Birthday: Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Qing Hou, violin
Paula Kosower, cello
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

- August -

August 4, 2009
Baroquefest: Music of G.B. Platti and G.F. Handel
Eugene Izotov, oboe
Brant Taylor, cello
David Schrader, organ

August 11, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of France*
Ravishing French: Maurice Ravel Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Trio Voce
Jasmine Lin, violin
Marina Hoover, cello
Patricia Tao, piano

August 18, 2009
*Sponsored in part by the Consulate General of Germany*
Organ 102: Fantasies, Preludes & Fugues of J.S. Bach
Bruce J. Barber II, organ

August 25, 2009
10th Season Finale: Percussion Panache
Third Coast Percussion
Owen Clayton Condon
Robert Dillon
Peter Martin
David Skidmore