by Matt Fey | Nov 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Brooke Nagler Rockefeller Chapel has been anointed, and not in the typical sense: There were no denominational ceremonies, no baptisms. No priest was present. Instead, what descended over the chapel was of a different profundity. On Saturday night, the music of two...
by Matt Fey | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Airing on Sunday, August 27, 2017, University Organist Thomas Weisflog showcased the grand E.M. Skinner organ to host of S.E.E. Chicago’s Dawn Jackson Blatner, presented by WGN. The E.M. Skinner organ is one of the finest 20th century romantic organs built in...
by Matt Fey | Apr 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
CHI: Music of Augusta Read Thomas featuring Spektral Quartet and Third Coast Percussion Chicago, Illinois—On Saturday, April 29, 7:30 pm, the University of Chicago’s soaring Rockefeller Chapel welcomes celebrated composer Augusta Read Thomas at a concert dedicated...
by Matt Fey | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Two seasons after the Chicago Chorale performed Bach’s more famous setting in the same venue, Rockefeller Chapel’s Quire and Place series programmed the Matthäuspassion by Heinrich Schütz. As explained in his program note, music director James Kallembach smartly split...
by Matt Fey | Nov 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Anne Hartman Raether These days, Browne’s family and friends are embracing her newfound interest, and she is enjoying learning basic techniques from the fellow UChicago students who make up the guild. These 10 students take weekly lessons from University...
by Matt Fey | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Maya Dukmasova Some 1,600 people packed the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel Wednesday evening to hear a lecture by legendary radical feminist and academic Angela Davis. The one-time Black Panther leader urged the rapt audience to move beyond...
