Join the ESO String Quartet in concert commemorating the extraordinary Violins of Hope exhibit. Learn about exciting new exhibits and events coming soon to the library and symphony. Please register.
Join the ESO String Quartet in concert commemorating the extraordinary Violins of Hope exhibit. Learn about exciting new exhibits and events coming soon to the library and symphony. Please register.
Program:
Lullaby, George Gershwin
String Quartet No. 1 Op. 12, Felix Mendelssohn
I. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
String Quartet No. 2 “Company”, Philip Glass
Selections from the Great American Songbook:
Begin the Beguine, Cole Porter
The Way You Look Tonight, Jerome Kern
Cheek to Cheek, Irving Berlin
Over the Rainbow, Harold Arlen
Edelweiss, Rodgers & Hammerstein
West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein
I Feel Pretty
Somewhere
America
In the Mountains, Ernst Bloch
I. Dusk
Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, Gabriela Lena Frank
Coqueteos
Violins of Hope was made possible through generous gifts from the Seigle Family Foundation, the Palmer Foundation, and the Jewish Community Center of Chicago. Programs were created and presented through The Elgin Collaborative of community partners: Chamber Music On The Fox, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Elgin History Museum, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Gail Borden Public Library, Hemmens Cultural Center/City of Elgin, PACE, and U-46.
Copyright © currYear, Gail Borden Public Library District. Elgin, IL. All rights reserved.
