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Preston Bradley
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STEPHEN
BOE
Soloist
received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana
University School of Music, where he was an assistant
to Henryk Kowalski, Josef Gingold, and Franco Gulli. Mr.
Boe subsequently served on the School of Music faculty
as an Assistant Professor of Violin. He has also been
a member of the faculty of DePauw University and Ohio
University. In 1991, Mr. Boe was a Prizewinner in the
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. From 1993
to 1995 he performed as an Artist in Residence for the
National Endowment for the Arts in its Rural Residency
Program. As a concertmaster, Mr. Boe has led the orchestra
for the Joffrey Ballet, the Chicagoland Pops, the Chicago
Chamber Orchestra and the Indiana University Festival
Orchestra. Mr. Boe has given masterclasses at the Beijing
Central Conservatory and the Royal College of Music in
Sweden.
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FATHER
EDWARD McKENNA
Composer
is
a Chicago native. Violinist, composer, conductor and priest
of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 1965. His first teachers
were George Perlman in violin and Bernard Dieter in composition
at Chicago Conservatory from which he earned the B.M.
degree. Following advance studies in theory and composition
with Ralph Shapey, Easley Blackwood and Edward Lowinsky
he obtained the A.M. degree from the University of Chicago.
During a two-year residence in Paris he benefited from
the tutelage of Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, and
Joseph Gelineau. He subsequently was awarded the Diploma
from the Institute Catholique de Paris. His musical experiences
abroad also include a two-year reidence at the Vatican
Sistine Choir in Rome.
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Compositions
by Fr. McKenna include two operas on Irish themes, “The Magic
Cup” and "The Death of Michael Collins" with librettos
by Fr. Andrew Greeley, a Piano concerto, three violin concertos,
a Concerto for two Cellos for the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, many
hymn, secular, instrumental and vocal works, notably "Stars
of Glory" for the William Ferris Chorale. Fr.McKenna has served
as associate editor of “Worship Magazine” and as editor
of “The Collegeville Hymnal”. He has served on the faculty
of Sherwood School of Music and is currently faculty member of the
American Conservatory of Music. Most recently he led his own active
and highly successful McKenna Ensemble in the American premiee of
the Baroque papal opera, La Comica del Cielo on the occasion of
his 70th birthday, October 7, 2009. |
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Proclamation
of Mayor Daley |
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Greetings
of Governor Quinn |
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Chicago
Tribune on January 7, 2010 |
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AMONG DISTINGUISHED FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS . . . . .
Contributions and achievements of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra
have been consistently recognized, praised and supported by
audiences, critical reviews and personalities of international
renown. Visitors to Chicago frequently refer with appreciative
communications to the quality of performances that we present
free to the public.
Composer
Leo Sowerby recommended Dieter Kober and the Chicago Chamber
Orchestra as an ideal vehicle for performances of new music.
Alexander Tcherepnin’s admiration for the Chicago Chamber
Orchestra led to revision of some his compositions, especially
to accommodate the smaller size of this ensemble. Rudolph Ganz,
mentor of conductor and orchestra, who actively participated
in its administration, expressed his solidarity and admiration.
When approaching the age of ninety, he insisted on performing
his farewell concert as piano soloist at a concert with the
Chicago Chamber Orchestra. Chicago Tribune music critic John
von Rhein noted the orchestra’s impact on the Chicago
scene expressing hope and wishes that it may flourish for ever:
“One of the most notable success stories, one in which
we can all take pride.” Sun–Times music critic Robert
C. Marsh wrote: “Kober lets a concert blossom musically
... winning prestige for Chicago abroad. Chicago’s renowned
author Studs Terkel praised the orchestra as “a jewel
in Chicago’s crown”. The list of distinguished supporters
includes Sir George Solti (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)., Kurt
Masur (New York Philharmonic), motion picture autority and critic
Roger Ebert, Renowned sculptor Richard Hunt, Illinois Governor
and active board member William Stratton, and the late Senator
Paul Simon, who joined the Chicago Chamber Orchestra as narrator
in Copland´s “Lincoln Portrait”.
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Music
for Young Listeners |
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