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February 3, 2020
Originally published November 2015
Involving small groups of players without a conductor, chamber music falls in a specific niche between orchestral and solo playing. Chamber music finds its roots as far back as the Middle Ages and Renaissance...
December 11, 2019
Saturday, January 25 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, January 26 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
All Classes will be held at
First Congregational Church of Western Springs.
Open to violin students Books 1 - 4
(Book 1 students should be in the Book One Group Clas...
December 9, 2019
We’re Moving! Our Naperville School will move to our new home over the Winter Break.
As many of you have probably noticed, the area around our Naperville location has been less and less populated by other businesses over the past few months....
November 13, 2019
We are so excited to present our annual Winter Group Class concert on Sunday, November 24th at 2:00 PM at Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College.
Our students have been preparing their repertoire for weeks, and everything is...
November 13, 2019
We were thrilled to host our first Chamber Music Party on October 26. Twenty-plus students and faculty enjoyed an afternoon of casual, low-pressure reading (and snacking!).
Chamber music is such a wonderful opportunity for stu...
November 12, 2019
In 2017, an eighth grade teacher challenged Nicholas Boettcher's class to make a difference in their community. Nicholas, the principal bassists with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO), developed a music mentor program for teens who...
November 12, 2019
September 25, 2019
This fall, the First Congregational Church in Western Springs will begin to follow the guidlines set out by the insurance industry for what is called “Safe Church Practice.” This involves a number of different aspects of helping to keep every...
September 25, 2019
On Monday, June 17th, 28 members of the Chicago Consort along with 24 family members boarded Icelandair Flight 852 for Reykjavik. After clearing immigration and customs, we departed by coach to the Alda Hotel in downtown Reykjavik to drop o...
September 25, 2019
Dear Suzuki families,
It has been a pleasure to see everyone over the past couple of weeks, whether in group class or just in passing in the hallways. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer. Mine was filled with travel, Suzuki Institute teac...