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THE WORLD’SBEST,CLOSETO HOME.Welcome!

This season the University of Chicago Presents celebrates 70 years of bringing the world’s best artists to Chicago. Our artists will move and thrill you; the music will delight and inspire you. Enjoy it all in the creative and intellectual setting of the renowned University of Chicago.

This fall, Chicago Presents offers the music and influences of Benjamin Britten, one of the 20th century’s most significant composers, through a festival of concerts, lectures and more.

We launch a new tradition this season with a fresh series of jazz concerts, including a nod to the centennial of the premiere of Stravinsky’s Le sacre du printemps by The Bad Plus.

Chicago Presents is dedicated to broadening our audience and inviting in younger patrons. Our new Youth Ticket pro-gram allows you to reserve two free tickets for children ages 6-12. Share your love of music with the children in your life with our family concerts offered on Logan Family Saturdays. Also new, if you’re a young professional under 35, enjoy a great five– or ten–concert pass for a very special price.

Our beautiful venues bring glorious music close to you—from treasured and refurbished Mandel Hall, to the soaring interior of Rockefeller Chapel, to the new, beautiful Logan Center Performance Hall and its spectacular Penthouse.

There’s much to enjoy—and explore—with Chicago Presents as your guide. Please join us.

Amy IwanoExecutive Director

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SEPTEMBER 11/7PMTHE POETRY FOUNDATION 61 West Superior

Poetic Muses: Britten, Audenand Sitwell Free; reservations requested*Contact: 312-787-7070

With Chicago Presents and The Poetry Foundation, Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago kicks o! its 2013 Collaborative Works Festival with a salon concert featuring works by Benjamin Britten that were inspired by two poets who had a profound impact on his life and work, Edith Sitwell and W.H. Auden. The evening will include a discussion about Britten’s relationships with these two poets, hosted by tenor Nicholas Phan, as well as performances by Phan, soprano Kiera Du!y, pianist Shannon McGinnis and more.

OCTOBER 5/10:30AMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance PenthouseLecture/Demonstration

Jupiter Quartet andSpektral Quartet with Seth Brodsky Free; reservations requested*

Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Humanities and the College, leads a look at the intriguing commonalities between Britten’s Third String Quartet and Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana.

OCTOBER 11/7PM/FILMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Film Screening Room

A Time There Was by Tony Palmer Free; reservations requested*

Filmmaker Tony Palmer profiles Benjamin Britten in this prize-winning documentary that mixes biography with musical excerpts and archival rehearsal footage.

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel presents: Second Sundays at 11AM: A Feast of Britten’s Sacred Choral Music and British Influences featuring the Rockefeller Chapel Choir

Free OCT 13: Jubilate Deo and music of Ralph Vaughan WilliamsNOV 10: Te Deum in C and music of George Frederic HandelDEC 8: A Hymn to the Virgin and music of Frank Bridge (organ)JAN 12: Antiphon and music of Hubert ParryFEB 9: Missa Brevis in D and British Sarum ChantMAR 9: A Hymn to Saint Columba and music of Kenneth Leighton

Also on March 9, at 3PM: Rejoice in the Lamb performed by the University of Chicago Motet Choir and the Rockefeller Chapel Artists in Residence. For more complete information on Rockefeller Concerts, go to:rockefeller.uchicago.edu.

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Spektral Quartet $15 reserved seating; free to UChicago ID holders*

Britten: Three Divertimenti (1933)Thomas Adès String Quartet No. 12, “Arcadiana” (1994)Ferneyhough Adagissimo Bartok Quartet No. 4

London-born Thomas Adès (b.1971), like his fellow countryman Britten, has been described as a “complete musician” (The New York Times). His “Arcadiana” string quartet has had countless performances around the world and is paired with three short works written by Britten in his early 20s. The Spektral Quartet, one of Chicago’s most intrepid and adroit ensembles and Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago, performs.

Presented by UChicago Department of Music

Note: Related events for the Britten Festival are free, with exception of the Spektral Quartet ticket price of $15.00 (free to UChicago ID holders).

*We request reservations where noted by online registration or phone: ticketsweb.uchicago.edu or 773.702.ARTS (773.702.2787).

RELATED EVENTS Composer, conductor and pianist Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was a complete musician, influenced by such English composers of the Elizabethan era as Dowland and Purcell, the Romantic masters, Berg and Stravinsky. Though he absorbed many di!erent kinds of music, he had his own unique style; he was also prolific, particularly in setting music to song, and was arguably the greatest opera composer of the last century.

The centenary of his birth provides an opportunity to commemorate his career and influences, and this season UCP joins the worldwide celebrations of Britten as the twentieth century’s consummate musician.

Each concert will be preceded by a lecture or event one hour prior to the performance.

The Benjamin Britten Festival is supported by the Nicholson Center for British Studies.

The String Quartets

OCTOBER 4 Jupiter String Quartet page 5

OCTOBER 6Pacifica Quartet page 9

Dedicated to Friends

OCTOBER 15 Jean-Guihen Queyras page 15

OCTOBER 18Nicholas Phan and Friends page 5

Influences Among Centuries

NOVEMBER 8 Fretwork/Elizabeth Kenny Roger Chasepage 7

NOVEMBER 10Spektral Quartet page 3

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OCTOBER 4/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

Jupiter String Quartetwith James Dunham, viola

Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (1941)Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 (1975)Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111

The exquisite Jupiter Quartet opensChicago Presents’ season and Brittenfestival with friend, mentor andformer violist of the famed Cleveland Quartet, James Dunham. Together they perform Brahms’ second viola quintet, reverberant with Hungarian gypsy rhythms and Viennese popular song. The program begins with Britten’s first and third quartets, spanning the composer’s life from 1941 to 1975, just a year before his death.

OCTOBER 18/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

Nicholas Phan and Friends Nicholas Phan, tenorMyra Huang, pianoSivan Magen, harpGail Williams, horn

Britten: Folksongs, Canticle III (StillFalls the Rain) (1954) and Canticle V(Death of Saint Narcissus) (1974)Schubert: Auf dem Strom; Fruhlingsglaube; Im Fruhling; Der Musensohn

Friendship was at the heart of theseworks composed by Benjamin Britten and Franz Schubert for close friends of their respective circles. Highly acclaimed tenor Nicholas Phan, who has released two superlative recordings of Britten works, and hisown brilliant friends and colleagues honor these composers with a compelling program.

NOVEMBER 1/7:30PMMANDEL HALL

Cuarteto Casalswith Denis Azabagic, guitar

Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 33,No. 3 “The Bird”Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10Alan Thomas: Out of Africa for solo guitar Boccherini: Quintet in D Major, G. 448“Fandango”

Spain’s first quartet with a trulyinternational profile makes its Mandel Hall debut. With the distinguished artist Denis Azabagic, one of the most compelling classical guitarists on the international circuit, the Casals Quartet presents Boccherini’s famous“Fandango” quintet.

JANUARY 31/7:30PMMANDEL HALL

Goldstein–Peled–Fiterstein TrioAlon Goldstein, piano Amit Peled, celloAlex Fiterstein, clarinet

Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11Verdi/Liszt Paraphrase on Aidafor solo pianoDebussy: Première Rhapsodie forclarinet and pianoKopytman: Kaddish for cello and pianoBrahms: Clarinet Trio, Op. 114

A concert of the Goldstein–Peled–Fiterstein Trio reflects both thespecial gift and originality of thethree artists as soloists as well astheir marvelous sense of ensembleand love of chamber music. Theseexceptional artists share theirIsraeli roots, as well as summers in Vermont at the Marlboro Music Festival, where so many of today’s prominent artists were deeply influenced and inspired.

Supported by the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest

APRIL 25/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

Rafal Blechacz, pianoCHICAGO RECITAL DEBUT

Mozart: Sonata in D Major, K. 576Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 13,“Pathétique”Chopin: Nocturne in A-flat Major, Op. 32 Two polonaises, Op. 40 Three mazurkas, Op. 63 Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39

In 2005 Rafal Blechacz was theuncontested winner of the 15thFrédéric Chopin International PianoCompetition in Warsaw, garnering not only the Grand Prize, but also allfour of the special prizes (mazurka,polonaise, concerto and sonata) and the Competition’s audience prize.Now with an exclusive DeutscheGrammophon recording contract,many awards and much acclaim,Blechacz makes his Chicago debut.

MAY 2/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

Shanghai Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 2 “Quinten”Krzysztof: Penderecki String QuartetNo. 3: Leaves from an unwritten diaryZhou Long: Song of the Ch’inVerdi: String Quartet in E minor

Celebrating its 30th anniversaryseason, the Shanghai Quartet hasbecome one of the world’s foremostchamber ensembles and is renownedfor its passionate musicality, impres-sive technique and multicultural innovations. Capping a season ofcelebrations, including Chicago Presents’ 70th and Giuseppe Verdi’s200th, the Shanghai closes anelegant program with Verdi’s one andonly string quartet, written during aproduction delay of his opera Aida.

This series includes six concerts featuring the pillars of chamber music performed by world–touring artists. Since 1943, this renowned series brings to the stage of Mandel Hall diverse ensembles and composers from the Classical period to the present.

THE MUSIC WAS ALWAYS CHANGING, WITH SHIFTING DYNAMICS, CRISP ARTICULATION AND EXCITING PHRASING.

—Kansas City Star on Jupiter String Quartet

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NOVEMBER 8/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

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Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares

Leading European lutenist Elizabeth Kenny’s playing has been described as “incandescent,” “radical” and “indecently beautiful.” She joins the peerless British viol consort Fretwork for a program of music by English Renaissance composer John Dowland, who was an inspiration for Benjamin Britten more than three centuries later. Dating from 1604, Lachrimae is a collection of seven pavans and includes Dowland’s most famous lute solo.

Free pre-concert performance: 6:30PM British violist Roger Chase, formerly of the Nash Ensemble, performs Britten’s Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song by Dowland, Op. 48 (1950)inspired by the Seaven Teares being performed this evening, in the original version for viola and piano, along with Britten’s early Elegy for solo viola, which has become a major work of the viola repertoire.

FEBRUARY 28/7:30PM MANDEL HALL

Venice Baroque OrchestraAndrea Marcon, conductorPhilippe Jaroussky, counter-tenor

Works by Porpora, Veracini, Geminiani and Vivaldi

Rival of Handel and teacher of Haydn and Farinelli, Nicola Porpora was a celebrated Neapolitan composer and singing teacher. The charismatic, impeccable and award-winning Philippe Jaroussky makes his Chicago debut, along with the Venice Baroque Orchestra, one of Europe’s premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. Together, they champion Porpora’s music. Instrumental gems by other Italian composers feature the VBO’s virtuosity and round out this delightful program that brings the warmth of Italy to a Chicago winter evening.

Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago

APRIL 4/7:30PM ROCKEFELLER CHAPEL

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“Pure, simple and stunning” (Denver Post) describes the four rarefied voices of Anonymous 4. The acclaimed quartet returns to Rockefeller Chapel with a program of 13-century motets from the Montpellier Codex. Marie & Marion examines fin amours—images, metaphors, turns of phrase—as applied to both earthly love (Marion) and devotion to the Virgin Mary. It summarizes the ethos of an entire age in Western civilization, wrapped in music of endless variety and exotic beauty.

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HOWARD MAYER BROWN INTERNATIONAL

Founded in 1981, the three-concert series spans from Medieval and Renaissance to Baroque and features artists dedicated to historically researched, informed programming and original instrument practices.

EARLY MUSIC SERIES

…THE SPARKLING FRESHNESS AND THE ENTHUSIASM !OF ALL THE MEMBERS"…MAKE THE VENICE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA STAND OUT FROM OTHER EQUALLY SKILLED GROUPS.

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OCTOBER 6/3PM LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36 (1945)Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130, “Liebquartett” with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

JANUARY 12/3PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 590Shostakovich: Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108Brahms: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1

APRIL 13/3PM LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

with Anthony McGill, clarinet

Mozart: Quintet for clarinet and strings in A Major, K. 581Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

As the University of Chicago’s Resident Artist, the Pacifica Quartet o!ers impeccable performances of the finest works written for string quartet. This season, the spectacular Anthony McGill, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra principal clarinetist and Chicago native, joins the Quartet for a performance of two of the most beloved chamber works in the canon.

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THEY PLAY WITH CLARITY, PERFECT TOGETHERNESS AND THE FINEST OF TUNING...CRYSTALLINE TEXTURES AND SMOOTH ATTACK.

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Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style and often daring repertory choices for over the past two decades, the Pacifica Quartet has gained international stature as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today.

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FEBRUARY 4/7:30PM LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Myth and Awakening eighth blackbirdAnubis QuartetJulia Bentley, mezzo-sopranoDaniel Won, clarinet

Anna Weesner: Lift High, Reckon-Fly Low, Come CloseBrett Dean: Sextet (Old Kings in Exile)Augusta Read Thomas: Twilight ButterflyJohn Orfe: Leviathan for 2 clarinets and pianoLei Liang: Yuan for saxophone quartet

A program of Chicago “firsts.” A recent work by Australian composer Brett Dean, Old Kings in Exile is a “masterly achievement” (Daily Telegraph) and co-commis-sion by the Nash Ensemble, the Australia Ensemble and eighth blackbird. Performed by the pioneering Anubis ensemble, Lei Liang’s work for saxophone quartet is “a 15-minute tour de force: a dense example of profound cross-culturalism.” (James Keller, Chamber Music magazine)

MARCH 2/3PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Penthouse

New Music for Violin and PianoMiranda Cuckson, violin Ning Yu, piano

Iannis Xenakis: DikhthasUnsuk Chin: three selective etudesSofia Gubaidulina: Dancer on a Tightrope Georg Friedrich Haas: de terrae fine Mario Davidovsky: Duo Capriccioso

Fearless violinist Miranda Cuckson (“undeniable musicality…she plays with such beauty and assurance,” Allan Kozinn, The New York Times) and Boucourechliev Prize-winning pianist Ning Yu present a program of contemporary violin and piano music in the spectacular and intimate Logan Performance Penthouse.

APRIL 26/7:30PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Double Bill— 10th Anniversary with Patricia BarberPacifica QuartetLisa Kaplan, pianoNicholas Photinos, celloNicholas Reed, percussion

Marta Ptaszynska: Space Model for solo percussionFranghiz Ali-Zadeh: Habil-Sayagy for cello and prepared pianoElena Firsova: String Quartet No. 11 “Purgatorium”Patricia Barber Quartet

The 10th-anniversary celebration of the Contempo Double Bill puts the work of top creative women in music from around the world front and center stage. The intrepid jazz artist Patricia Barber leads her quartet in the second half. “Cross Diana Krall with Susan Sontag, and you get Patricia Barber, whose throaty, come-hither vocals and coolly incisive piano are displayed to devastating effect.” (Time magazine)

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Under Artistic Director Shulamit Ran, Contempo curates the bold visions of today’s most innovative composers. As the vanguard of contemporary music, Contempo presents the one-of-a-kind writer, singer and pianist Patricia Barber, as well as resident ensembles eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet, to highlight this year’s series.

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THIS IS THE KIND OF ART WE NEED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR.—The New York Timeson Patricia Barber MAY 9/7:30PM

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Tomorrow’s Music Today Ieighth blackbirdPacifica Quartet

MAY 16/7:30PM ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITYGanz Hall

Tomorrow’s Music Today IICliff Colnot, conductoreighth blackbirdPacifica Quartet

Enjoy music by some of today’s finest young composers, performed by Contempo’s resident ensembles, eighth blackbird and the Pacifica Quartet. Programs will include dissertation works by UChicago doctoral candidates in composition.

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World-class jazz artists bring the spectrum of contemporary jazz—with its myriad influences from the past up to the now—to the Logan Center concert stage.

OCTOBER 25/7:30PM LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

The Bad Plus

On Sacred Ground

The groundbreaking and genre-bending jazz trio presents its ambitious project—a take on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, the work that inspired a riot at its Paris premiere a century ago—with an original multimedia production by lighting designer Cristina Guadalupe and film director Noah Hutton.

DECEMBER 6/7:30PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet

Gamak

“Absolutely arresting…completely irresistible” (Bu!alo News) describes Rudresh Mahanthappa, named Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012. His latest project, Gamak, incorporates Western forms of jazz, progressive rock, heavy metal, country, American folk, go-go, and ambient while simultaneously en-gaging the rich traditions of Indian, Chinese, African and Indonesian music. The end result is music that defies category, music that resonates.

MAY 30/7:30PM LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Double Bill: Dick Hyman and Bill Charlap Trio

Variations on the Great American Songbook

Julie and Parker Hall Annual Jazz Concert

Jazz piano lovers won’t want to miss this special double bill treat. The legendary and versatile Dick Hyman brings his “uplifting elegance and jaw-dropping chops” (NPR) to a selection of solo jazz piano works. Then Bill Charlap, regarded as one of the premiere interpreters of the Great American Songbook, and his long-standing trio take the stage for their interpretations on “America’s classical music.”

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…BAD TO THE BONE, HOT PLAYERS WITH HARD$ROCK HEARTS—Rolling Stone on "e Bad Plus

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OCTOBER 15/7:30PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Jean-Guihen QueyrascelloCHICAGO RECITAL DEBUT

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007Britten: Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (1972)Kodaly: Sonata in B minor, Op. 8

The virtuoso French cellist, recently Instrumental Soloist of the Year by the French Classical Music Awards, makes his Chicago debut with a prodigious program: Bach’s spiritual and intimate work for unaccompa-nied cello, Britten’s passionate suite written for the great Rostropovich, and concluding with Kodaly’s so-nata, widely considered among the greatest works written for cello.

FEBRUARY 21/7:30PMLOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTSPerformance Hall

Third Coast Percussion

Guo Wenjing: ParadeJohn Cage: Third Construction Augusta Read Thomas: Resounding Earth

“[Thomas’s music] explodes with an extroverted boldness of utter-ance audiences and musicians alike find challenging yet immediate. It’s music that doesn’t sound like anybody else’s—music that insists you pay attention.” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune)

Internationally acclaimed composer Augusta Read Thomas composed Resounding Earth for Third Coast Percussion, collecting over 125 bells from around the world to create a beautiful and completely unprec-edented sound world. Burmese spinning bells, Indian “Noah” bells, Japanese rin (“singing bowls”), Thai gongs and many more bells and bell-sounds from around the world are brought together on a single stage to create a power-ful new work by one of the most sought-after composers today. The program is rounded out by two other works that marry sounds from East and West.

APRIL 16/7:30PMROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Seraphic Fire and Spektral Quartet

Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ

Grammy-nominated choir Seraphic Fire (“supple, e!ortless tone and perfect blend,” ClevelandClassical.com) and Chicago’s own Spektral Quartet (“style, soul and serious-ness,” Chicago Classical Review) join forces to perform Josef Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, a pow-erful, deeply moving work that tells the story of the crucifixion through music, during Holy Week. The piece comprises an introduction, seven slow movements corresponding to the seven phrases spoken by Christ on the cross, and a musical depic-tion of the earthquake following the crucifixion.

Supported by the Clinton Family Fund

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MUSICACROSSFor 70 years the University of Chicago Presents has presented a diversity of ensembles and composers from the venerable Classical period to the best in new music. This season we debut a special series that lets you explore a variety of music within a series, each program with a unique stamp and exceptional artistry.

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OCTOBERFri 10/4 7:30PM Jupiter Quartet w/James Dunham MH Britten 1 and 3, Brahms

Sat 10/5 10:30AM Jupiter, Spektral, Seth Brodsky LC Britten 3 and Adès/Lecture

Sat 10/5 2PM Jupiter Quartet LC Family concert

Sun 10/6 3PM Pacifica Quartet LC Britten 2, Beethoven

Fri 10/11 7PM Film LC Tony Palmer’s A Time There Was

Tue 10/15 7:30PM Jean-Guihen Queyras LC Britten, Bach, Kodaly

Fri 10/18 7:30PM Nicholas Phan MH Britten, Schubert

Fri 10/25 7:30PM The Bad Plus LC On Sacred Ground

NOVEMBERFri 11/1 7:30PM Cuarteto Casals MH Haydn, Debussy, Boccherini w/Denis Azabagic

Fri 11/8 6:30PM Roger Chase (pre-concert) MH Britten Lachrymae

Fri 11/8 7:30PM Fretwork w/Elizabeth Kenny MH Dowland Lachrimae

Sun 11/10 3PM Spektral Quartet LC Britten, Adès

DECEMBERFri 12/6 7:30PM Rudresh Mahanthappa LC Gamak

JANUARY Sun 1/12 3PM Pacifica Quartet LC Mozart, Shostakovich, Brahms

Fri 1/31 7:30PM Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein MH Beethoven, Debussy,

Kopytman, Brahms

FEBRUARY Tue 2/4 7:30PM Contempo LC Weesner, Dean, Thomas, Orfe, Liang

Fri 2/21 7:30PM Third Coast Percussion LC Resounding Earth

Sat 2/22 2PM Third Coast Percussion LC Family Concert

Fri 2/28 7:30PM Venice Baroque Orchestra MH Porpora, Veracini, w/Philippe Jaroussky Vivaldi, Geminiani

MARCHSun 3/2 3PM Contempo LC Davidovsky, Gubaidulina, Haas Chin, Xenakis

APRILFri 4/4 7:30PM Anonymous 4 RC Marie & Marion

Sun 4/13 3PM Pacifica Quartet w/Anthony McGill LC Mozart, Brahms

Wed 4/16 7:30PM Seraphic Fire and Spektral Quartet RC Haydn Seven Last Words of Christ

Fri 4/25 7:30PM Rafal Blechacz MH Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin

Sat 4/26 7:30PM Contempo Double Bill LC Ptaszynska, Firsova, Ali-Zadeh; Patricia Barber

MAYFri 5/2 7:30PM Shanghai Quartet MH Haydn, Penderecki, Long, Verdi

Fri 5/9 7:30PM Contempo LC Tomorrow’s Music Today I

Fri 5/16 7:30PM Contempo GH Tomorrow’s Music Today II

Fri 5/30 7:30PM Dick Hyman/Bill Charlap Trio LC Variations on the Great American Songbook

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2013/14 SEASON AT A GLANCE

Bring your family to enjoy University of Chicago Presents hour-long matinee concerts and interactive arts workshops (for ages 2-14) presented in partnership with local artists, arts organizations and student organizations.

For the complete schedule and more information, visit logan.uchicago.edu.

Logan Center Family SaturdaysEVERY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

This season we o!er seven series across a range of musical genres in treasured and contemporary venues. Explore your options to enjoy a variety of thrilling music, while saving on your ticket prices.

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OPPOSITE (clockwise from top left) Rudresh Mahanthappa by Jens Vajen, eighth blackbird by Jason Smith, Fulcrum Point New Music Project by David Cortes, Patrick Dupré Quigley courtesy of Seraphic Fire, Philippe Jaroussky by Marco Borggreve


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1. Subscribe by May 10 and we will deduct your ticket handling fee

2. Become a subscriber and save 30% o! single ticket pricing

3. Save even more with a full season pass—40% o! single ticket pricing

4. Create your own series across the variety of performers and genres of Chicago Presents

5. Buy additional tickets as a subscriber—save 20% on additional single tickets

6. First time subscribers

during your first year, plus gain discounts of 20% o! on single tickets.

7. University sta! and faculty discounts

your–own–series tickets

8. Under 35 years old: 5 and 10 Concert Passes

for a flat fee of $100, or 10 UCP concerts for a flat fee of $175

9. Youth tickets

adult). Note: Family concerts are priced separately.

10. Student discounts

most events for only $5

Arts Pass o!ers a limited number of free tickets for UChicago students to all concerts. To become eligible, UChicago students can sign up for the “sponsor-a-student” program on our student ticket page at chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

UChicago faculty and sta!, those under 35 and all students must show valid photo ID to receive discount.

Note: Artists and programs are subject to change.

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BUYING TICKETS Buy tickets by phone, mail, fax or in person at UChicago Arts Box Office.Phone: 773.702.ARTS (773.702.2787)

Mail: Mail your completed form (downloaded at chicagopresents.uchicago.edu) to UCP Subscriptions, UChicago Arts Box Office, Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Don’t forget to include a check payable to the University of Chicago or a credit card number.American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa accepted.

Fax: Fax your completed form to 773.834.5888.

In Person: Bring your completed form to the UChicago Arts Box Office at Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street.

Box Office hours:TUESDAY-SATURDAY NOON–6PM 1–4PM ON CONCERT SUNDAYS

Concert information online atchicagopresents.uchicago.edu

PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend a concert, you may return your tickets for a tax deduction before noon on the day of the concert. Stop by the box office at Logan Center for the Arts or call 773.702.2787.

Students must show a valid ID to purchase tickets.

All programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. No refunds will be given unless a performance is canceled in its entirety, with no replacement performance scheduled.

CONCERT LOCATIONSMandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (and University Ave.)

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street (and S. Drexel Ave.)

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago

DIRECTIONSOnly 7 miles south of the Loop, blocks from the Museum of Science and Industry.For directions to Mandel Hall, the Logan Center for the Arts, Fulton Recital Hall and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/other-information/directions-parking

The Logan Center for the Arts is at the corners of 60th Street and S. Drexel Ave.

PARKINGStreet parking is free and available around campus before concerts. Parking garages and lots are free or discounted after 4PM weekdays and all day on weekends.

*$4 flat fee after 4PMFor more information, visit maps.uchicago.edu.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONFor Mandel HallThe Metra Electric stops at 57th Street.The 2 (Hyde Park Express), 6, 10, 15, and 28 buses all stop on or near campus.Visit www.transitchicago.com or call the CTA at 312.836.7000 for more information.

For Logan CenterComplete directions for public transportation are available at:arts.uchicago.edu/content/visit-logan-center

SPECIAL NEEDSPatrons with special needs may request assistance by calling Chicago Presents at 773.702.8068, Monday through Friday, 10AM–5PM.

Ticket revenues cover only 20% of the expense of presenting concerts. We rely on the support of our patrons and community to make our programs possible. When you give to UCP, you join a community that values the joy and enrichment that world-class music brings to all.

Giving Levels:Guarantor: $10,000+Benefactor / Concert Sponsor: $5,000+Leadership Circle: $2,500+Sustainer: $1,000+Patron: $500+Sponsor: $250+Friend: $100+Supporter: $50+

To contribute, please call the UCP concert o"ce at 773.702.8068. To contribute online, visit alumniservices.uchicago.edu/giving/ and select University of Chicago Presents.

The Chicago Presents Leadership CircleMembers of the Chicago Presents Leadership Circle are individuals who support our live performances and educational enrichment activities with a gift of $2,500 and above. Donors at this level also become members of the University of Chicago’s Chicago Society.

Donors at the Patron Level and above receive special invitations to private events with artists.

SUPPORTUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTSFor seven decades, Chicago audiences have enjoyed unforgettable performances in Mandel Hall, Rockefeller Chapel, and now the Logan Center for the Arts, by the world’s leading classical, early music, contemporary and jazz artists. Generous donors to Chicago Presents have made this possible. They support our mission of bringing the best artists in the world to Chicago and sharing the power of live performances as well as educational experiences, lifelong learning and cultural enrichment.

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