So this season I have had the pleasure to perform with the Bel Sonore Chamber Group. This past Sunday we did a lovely holiday concert at the Addison Public Library. We have two more performances that I will be joining in December on Sunday the 7th at 2 PM- Bartlett Public Library (800 S. Barlett Rd, Bartlett IL) and on Tuesday the 9th at 7 PM - Lemont Public Library (50 E Wend St, Lemont, IL)
Hey all! So I am excited to post that I am attending the Chicago Sinfonietta this Saturday night at the Naperville Wenzt Hall! My dear friends and mentors Ricardo Castañeda and Lucia Matos will be performing! I think it is very important for musicians and music lovers to actively partake in listening to music. This means supporting local ensembles (big to small) and being a supportive active listener. This is how one can improve as a player too. Listening to what is currently being performed in your local scene you will have a sense of what music is relevant, what people are responding to, and how you can fit into that community. It is important to listen to musicians that you aspire to as well. So, you can see, and hear, how they interpret and perform their craft. Feel free to check out this ensemble. They do great collaborative work in the Chicago area and strive to bring new music of diverse backgrounds to our city.
Sorry I've been horrible with keeping up with this little old blog! I recently started teaching with the Ravinia El Sistema program and I've been running around feeling like a deer in headlights. I am so thrilled to be working through the Ravinia program and the beloved El Sistema program. I've always been such a fan of the work that El Sistema does. Gives me goose bumps to think about it. Their goal is to promote community through music. To give self worth and the ability to create through music. Again I get all tingly just thinking about how powerful music is. In my own life it has been such a powerful force in so many positive ways. Check out this video about the program and Jose Antonio Abreu who founded the movement.
