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1st Chopin IN the City Festival 2017

 

The Notes & Sounds of Chopin come to Chicago through a unique Festival entitled “Chopin IN the City”

 

“Chopin IN the City” is a celebration of the life and genius of Frederic Chopin displayed in a rich program of concerts, presentations, film screenings, and music workshops, aimed at audiences of all age groups and backgrounds.  The program will showcase a wide range of forms and styles of music including classical, jazz, and world music – all integrating Chopin’s compositions.

The focus of the festival, is to promote the music of Frederic Chopin, among devoted followers, and to raise awareness of his musical genius among audiences who may not be familiar with Chopin and his musical compositions.  

The organizers aim to achieve this by bringing Chopin’s tunes to various neighborhoods, and nontraditional performance spaces around the city. This includes not just the communities of Polish heritage, but general populations of the city as well.

From an educational perspective, showcasing Chopin’s artistic achievements and the life he lived, will bring a broader historical context when focusing on the era in which he lived and worked.  

Schedule Feb 22 – March 1, 2017

Although Frederic Chopin remained loyal to the core influences of the Polish folklore in his compositions, he also had an unparalleled ability to go beyond this comfort zone, and demonstrate his versatility by incorporating the influences of new environments including that of his life in France.

The “Chopin IN the City” festival will take place around the time of the composer’s birthday between February 22 – March 1, 2017.  Events will be held in performance spaces around Chicago, including the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland,  Piano Forte Foundation, University of Chicago, Loyola University, Green Mill Jazz Club, WFMT/WTTW , WDCB, Constellation, Chicago Poetry Foundation, Polish Museum of America and the Frederic Chopin Polish School in Palatine.

The music festival will showcase renown Chicago-based performers including Grażyna Auguścik, Ani Gogova, Jarek Gołembiowski, Rob Clearfield, Bethany Hamilton, Matt Ulery,  David Onderdonk,  Melissa Bach, Ronnie Malley, Jan Maksin, Gabriel Datcu, Yang Wei, Clarinet Quartet plus students from School of Music at the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra,  Andrzej Krukowski, Janet Ulrich Brooks and the Frederic Chopin Polish School, among others.

The special guests of the festival will be international jazz pianist: Andrzej Jagodzinski from Poland and Magdalena Stern-Baczewska from NY.

  2017 – Frederic Chopin’s birthday celebration

Magdalena Baczewska – piano - Broadcast by WFMT 98.7 fm, February 26th, 2017

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, February 22nd, 2017

Grazyna Auguscik Group and Andrzej Jagodziński at Constellation

Chopin IN the City - 2017 festival schedule

February 22, 6.30 pm

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland

1530 N. Lake Shore Dr.

Chicago

Opening Reception

Grazyna Auguscik – vocal

Andrzej Jagodzinski – piano

Invitations only

February 23, 6.00 pm

Piano Forte Foundation

PianoForte Foundation

1335 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago

“Chopin goes Jazz”

Andrzej Jagodzinski – piano

Grazyna Auguscik – vocal

Broadcast by WDCB 90.9 fm

February 24, 6.00 pm

Piano Forte Foundation

PianoForte Foundation

1335 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago

Massimilliano Malnoff – piano

Mattla Zappa – cello

February 25, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Fryderyk Chopin Polish School in Palatine

1111 N. Rohlwing Road

Palatine, IL

PASO Music School – concert – “Tea at the Chopin’s”

Jaroslaw Golembiowski – piano

February 25, 8.30 pm

Constellation

3111 N. Western Ave,

Chicago

Chopin In the City – Grazyna Auguscik Group

Grazyna Auguscik – vocal

Rob Clearfield – piano

Jon Deitemyer – drums

John Kregor – guitar

Matt Ulery – bass

Special Guest:

Andrzej Jagodzinski – piano

February 26, 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm

WFMT / WTTW:

5400 N. St Louis Ave.

Chicago

Brunch reception

Concert at 2.00 pm

Magdalena Baczewska – piano

Live broadcast by WFMT 98.7 fm

Sold Out

February, 26, 2.00 pm

Piano Forte Foundation

PianoForte Foundation

1335 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago

Ani Gogova – piano

Rob Clearfield – piano

Tickets: $20.00

(312) 291-0000

February 26, 2.00 - 4.00 pm

Green Mill Jazz Club

4802 N. Broadway Ave.

Chicago

“Chopin on the Strings”

2.00-2.45

Ian Maksin – cello

Gabriel Datcu – guitar

3.00-4.00

David Onderdonk – guitar

Melissa Bach – cello

Tickets: $15

(773) 878-5552

February 27, 7.00 pm

Chicago Poetry Foundation

61 W. Superior St.

Chicago

Andrzej Krukowski – reading

Janet Ulrich Brooks – reading

Bethany Hamilton Clearfield – vocal

Rob Clearfield – piano

(312) 787-7070

February 28, 6.30 pm

Polish Museum of America

984 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Chicago

Andrzej Jagodzinski – piano

“In search of Chopin” (2014) dir. Phil Grabsky

– screening and discussion hosted by movie critic Zbigniew Banas

Tickets: $15

(773) 384-3352

March 1, 6.30 pm

Loyola University

Polish Studies

Piper Hall

1032 W. Sheridan Rd.

Chicago

“Chopin World Sounds”

Special final concert:

Grazyna Auguscik,

Gabriel Datcu,

Jim Gailloreto,

Ani Gogova,

Andrzej Jagodzinski,

Ian Maksin,

Ronnie Malley,

Quo Vadis Clarinets,

Matt Ulery,

Yang Wei

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Performers at Chopin IN the City 2017 Festival

Jim Gailloreto

saxophonist, composer

Rob Clearfield

piano

Janet Ulrich Brooks

actress

Bethany Hamilton Clearfield

vocal

Jarosław Gołembiowski

pianist, composer

Grazyna Auguscik

vocal

Ian Maksin

cellist

Gabriel Datcu

guitarist

Ani Gogova

piano

Quo Vadis Clarinets

Andrzej Jagodziński

pianist, composer

Jon Deitemyer

drummer

Ronnie Malley

multi-instrumentalist

Matt Ulery

bass

John Kregor

guitarist

Zbigniew Banas

film critic, teacher, journalist

David Onderdonk

guitarist

Melissa Bach

cellist

Magdalena Baczewska

pianist, harpsichordist

Yang Wei

pipaist

Sponsors of the Chopin IN the City 2017 Festival - Thank You

Consulate General of Republic of Poland

Izabela Roman Family Foundation

Bozena and Arie Zweig

Pawel Strozynski – Amadeus Restaurant & Cafe

ICG Rehab Services

Instytut Adama Mickiewicza

Loyola University -Polish Study

Bill James MBGroup

AnnaLine Interior Design

Alicja Jonik – Dentpol Dental Specialists

HT Central Development LLC –
Dorothy & Bogie Korszen
Lidia & Henry Kazmierczak

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  • EVENTS/FESTIVALS
    • The 1st Chopin IN the City Festival
      • 03/01/2017
      • 02/28/2017
      • 02/27/2017
      • 02/26/2017
      • 02/26/2017
      • 02/25/2017
      • 02/25/2017
      • 02/24/2017
      • 02/23/2017
      • 02/22/2017
    • The 2nd Chopin IN the City Festival
      • Interview with Grażyna Auguścik
      • 03/01/2018
      • 02/28/2018
      • 02/27/2018
      • 02/26/2018
      • 02/25/2018
      • 02/25/2018
      • 02/24/2018
      • 02/24/2018
      • 02/23/2018
      • 02/23/2018
      • 02/22/2018
    • The 3rd Chopin IN The City Festival
      • 02/22/2019
      • 02/23/2019
      • 02/23/2019
      • 02/24/2019
      • 02/24/2019
      • 02/24/2019
      • 02/25/2019
      • 02/26/2019
      • 02/27/2019
      • 02/27/2019
      • 02/28/2019
      • 03/01/2019
      • 03/02/2019
      • 03/03/2019
    • The 3rd Chopin IN The City Festival Autumn Series
      • 09/26/2019
      • 09/27/2019
      • 09/27/2019
      • 09/28/2019
      • 09/28/2019
      • 09/28/2019
      • 09/29/2019
      • 09/30/2019
    • The 4th Chopin IN The City Festival
      • 21/02/2020 9pm
      • 22/02/2020 10am
      • 22/02/2020 8pm
      • 23/02/2020 12pm
      • 23/02/2020 9pm
      • 24/02/2020 6:30pm
      • 25/02/2020 7:00pm
      • 26/02/2020 7:00pm
      • 27/02/2020 8:30pm
      • 28/02/2020 8:00pm
      • 29/02/2020 11:00am
      • 1/03/2020 3:00pm
    • The 5th Chopin IN the City Festival
      • 2/22/2021
      • 2/23/2021
      • 2/24/2021
      • 2/25/2021
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    • The 5th Chopin In the City 2021 Encore
      • 11/11/2021
      • 11/13/2021
      • 11/13/2021
      • 11/14/2021
      • 11/15/2021
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