2nd Chopin IN the City – February 22 – March 1, 2018 – schedule

2nd Chopin IN the City - 2018 festival schedule

Thursday, February 22, 6.30 pm

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
1530 N. Lake Shore Dr.,
Chicago, IL

Opening Reception

Pawel Checinski – piano

INVITATION ONLY

Paweł Chęciński

pianist

Friday, February 23, 6.30 pm

PianoForte Foundation
1335 S. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL
(312) 291-0000

“Chopin goes jazz – piano solo”

Deanna Witkowski – piano

Tickets $20.00

Deanna Witkowski

pianist

Friday, February 23, 8.00 pm

Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL

“Voice of Suka”

Maria Pomianowska – suka bilgorajska
Seth Parker Woods – cello
Juan Pastor – percussion

Tickets $20.00

Juan D. Pastor

Percussion Performer, Educator

Maria Pomianowska

suka biłgorajska

Seth Parker Woods

cello

Saturday, February 24, 10.00 am

Fryderyk Chopin Polish School
1111 N. Rohlwing Road,
Palatine, IL

“Mazurki”

Maria Pomianowska – suka bilgorajska
Marta Pasek – piano
Grazyna Auguscik – voice
Ben Lewis – piano
Alexander Kraft van Ermel – piano

Tickets: FREE

Ben Lewis

pianist

Marta Pasek

pianist

Maria Pomianowska

suka biłgorajska

Alexander Kraft van Ermel

pianist

Saturday, February 24, 7.00 pm

Pro Musica Audio
713 W. Wrightwood Ave.,
Chicago, IL

DUETS: voice and piano

Dee Alexander with Miguel Dela Cerna

Grazyna Auguscik with Ben Lewis

Tickets: $25

seats limited

Dee Alexander

vocalist, songwriter

Ben Lewis

pianist

Miguel de la Cerna

pianist

Sunday, February 25, 12.00 pm

Copernicus Center
5216 W. Lawrence Ave.,
Chicago, IL

Chicago Music Academy of Paderewski Symphony Orchestra (PASO)

Maria Pomianowska – suka bilgorajska
Alexander Kraft van Ermel – piano
Ben Lewis – piano
Antony Simonoff – piano

“Painting Chopin”

Imagination Factory by Patricia Art Studio
2.00 pm

“Music in the Space”

Andrzej Renes – Art Workshop

Tickets: $10.00

Alexander Kraft van Ermel

pianist

Andrzej Renes

Sculptor

Ben Lewis

pianist

Antony Simonoff

pianist

Maria Pomianowska

suka biłgorajska

Imagination Factory PatriciaArt Studio

Paderewski Symphony Orchestra

symphony orchestra

Sunday, February, 25, 4.00 pm

Pro Musica Audio
713 W. Wrightwood Ave,.
Chicago, IL

“Classical”

Alexander Djordjevic – piano

Tickets: $15

seats limited

Alexander Djordjevic

pianist

Monday, February 26, 12.15pm

Harold Washington Library Auditorium
400 S. State St,.
Chicago, IL

“Chopin on Curacao”

Alexander Kraft van Ermel – piano

“Chopin goes jazz”

Grazyna Auguscik – voice
Ben Lewis – piano

Tickets: FREE

Alexander Kraft van Ermel

pianist

Ben Lewis

pianist

Tuesday, February 27, 7.00 pm

Copernicus Center
5216 W. Lawrence Ave,.
Chicago, IL

“Chopin goes avant-garde”

Pabian / Rempis / Daisy TRIO

Krzysztof Pabian – double bass
Dave Rempis – sax
Tim Daisy – drums

Lilianna Zofia Wosko Trio

Lilianna Wosko – cello
Ben LaMar Gay – cornetist
David Maurice – dancer

Tickets: $20.00

Lilianna Zofia Wosko

cellist

Krzysztof Pabian

bassist, improviser, composer

Ben LaMar Gay

composer/cornetist/vocalist/producer

Dave Rempis

saxophonist, composer, improviser

David Maurice

dancer

Tim Daisy

drummer, marimbist and composer

Wednesday, February 28, 7.00 pm

Polish Museum of America
984 N. Milwaukee Ave,.
Chicago, IL
Tel: (773) 384-3352

Igor Lipinski – piano

plays Paderewski and Chopin

“Inspired by Music”

art presentation by Andrzej Renes

Tickets: $20.00

Igor Lipinski

pianist / teacher / performer

Andrzej Renes

Sculptor

Thursday, March 1
8 pm

Loyola University
Skowronski Hall
(2nd floor of the Mundelein Center)
Polish Studies
1032 W. Sheridan Rd.,
Chicago, IL

Closing Concert

Haysun Kang – piano
Jim Gailloreto– bass clarinet
John Kregor – guitar
Chris Graham – vibraphone

Tickets: $25

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John Kregor

guitarist

Haysun Kang

pianist

Chris Graham

vibraphone

Jim Gailloreto

saxophonist, composer

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