Concerts
St. James hosts dozens of concerts throughout the year, featuring choral, symphonic, and chamber music. The cathedral comfortably seats 400 people. If you are interested in renting the space, email Robert Black.
Schedule
Friday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m.
common pulse TICKETS
BACH Brandenburg Concerti
common pulse TICKETS
BACH Brandenburg Concerti
ARR. BARRETT & SCHMITT Indodana
MONTEVERDI Si ch’io vorrei morire
BLOCH Silent Devotion and Response
SPENCER At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
BRUCKNER Os justi
MENDELSSOHN Richte mich, Gott
JOAN SZUMKO Nada te turbe
ABBIE BETINIS Be Like the Bird
PÄRT UUSBERG Muusika
MONTEVERDI Zefiro torna
ĒRIKS EŠENVALDS Only In Sleep
BOULANGER Hymne au Soleil
Sunday, Sep. 22 at 3 p.m.
Mio Nakamura, pianist FREE
BEETHOVEN Sonata, op. 111
CHOPIN Etudes
LISZT Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
Mio Nakamura, pianist FREE
BEETHOVEN Sonata, op. 111
CHOPIN Etudes
LISZT Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
Monday, Sep. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians TICKETS
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (The Trout)
REIZENSTEIN Trio for flute, oboe, and piano, op. 25
STEPHENSON Commission in honor of Sandra Eiger Miller for flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello, and piano
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians TICKETS
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (The Trout)
REIZENSTEIN Trio for flute, oboe, and piano, op. 25
STEPHENSON Commission in honor of Sandra Eiger Miller for flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello, and piano
Rush Hour Concerts
Since 2000, Rush Hour Concerts has invigorated Chicago's live music scene with performances every Tuesday from June through August.
- Free, pre-concert reception with artists at 5:15 p.m. and a 30-minute concert at 5:45 p.m.
- Internationally acclaimed artists, including musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Diverse, international repertoire from different eras and for various ensembles
- Broadcast on 98.7 WFMT, Chicago's classical music station
Schedule
Tuesday, Jul. 23 at 5:45 p.m.
Beethoven & Ligetti
Civitas
Music of Beethoven and Ligetti
Beethoven & Ligetti
Civitas
Music of Beethoven and Ligetti
Tuesday, Jul. 30 at 5:45 p.m.
Sijo Poetry
Musicians from the Sejong Society, in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation
Korean art song and music inspired by Sijo poetry
Sijo Poetry
Musicians from the Sejong Society, in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation
Korean art song and music inspired by Sijo poetry
Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 5:45 p.m.
Art of the Quintet
Avalon String Quartet and Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
BACH Art of the Fugue (selections)
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet, Op. 57
Art of the Quintet
Avalon String Quartet and Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
BACH Art of the Fugue (selections)
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet, Op. 57
Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 5:45 p.m.
Finale: Rush Hour at 20
St. James Cathedral Choir, Stephen Buzard, Director of Music
English choral music from six centuries
Finale: Rush Hour at 20
St. James Cathedral Choir, Stephen Buzard, Director of Music
English choral music from six centuries