Portraits

RAVEL - Tombeau de Couperin
MARGARET BONDS - Montgomery Variations
ELGAR - Enigma Variations

• Opening this poignant evening is Ravel’s tribute to friends lost during World War I.

• The first black musician to solo with the Chicago Symphony, Margaret Bonds composed a captivating orchestral work with layered and poignant melodies that pay homage to the Civil Rights Movement and African American spirituals.

• Elgar's musical portraits honor the personalities of his close friends, with each variation representing a different individual or aspect of their character.

*program and artists subject to change

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