Blanca M. Perry
chicago, il
- Gender: Male
- Interested In: Women
- Member since: 2007-02-25 00:00:00
- Last log-in: 2007-08-23 00:00:00
- Events: 4
Events:
Youssou N'Dour
Where: House of Blues Restaurant
Date: 2007-12-05 21:00:00
Type:
Modern Senegalese popular music, known in the Wolof language as mbalax, is an enchanting blend of Senegal's traditional percussion and griot singing with Afro-Cuban dance flavors. In Youssou N'Dour, mbalax has found its most enduring symbol and innovator. A vocal artist with incredible range and poise, N'Dour was dubbed "the West African Sinatra" by New York Newsday after one stirring concert in Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom.
Damien Dempsey
Where: Shank Hall
Date: 2008-04-20 00:00:00
Type:
Irish singer/songwriter Damien Dempsey's body of work to date is an intricate, hard-hitting social commentary born of the streets of Dublin and coloured by his experiences in New York and London. His unique sound draws from a wide range of influences including traditional Irish, Sean Nos, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. The surge of his fan base can be credited to his powerful, poetic and emotional live performances.
Pinchas Zuckerman plays Berlioz's Harold in Italy
Where: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Date: 2008-06-06 13:30:00
Type:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Berlioz: Harold in Italy Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, viola Hindemith - Overture to News of the Day Hindemith - Trauermusik for Viola and Strings Friedman - Sacred Heart: Explosion * Berlioz - Harold in Italy * Chicago premiere National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada's Music Director Pinchas Zukerman returns as soloist in two showpieces for viola. Hindemith wrote his Trauermusik in a day and a half in response to the death of King George V of England. Harold in Italy is one of Berlioz's most ingenious works, a grand symphony inspired by Byron's poetry with a heroic role for solo viola. Described as “thoroughly modern, highly intelligent music” by The Washington Times after its 2007 premiere, Sacred Heart: Explosion by Jefferson Friedman is based on the work of visionary artist Henry Darger of Chicago (1892-1972). The piece receives its Chicago premiere in these performances.