This November, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will feature iconic artists and eclectic performances by some of the finest musicians and dancers in Chicago and the nation.
Complete program information for the month of November at the Harris Theater is as follows:
Chicago Sinfonietta
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $26 - $50
Enjoy a stirring selection of Latin American orchestral works in this Day of the Dead holiday celebration. From profound contemplation to joyous exuberance, the concert will touch on all facets of the human experience when honoring the departed. Maestro Hector Guzman leads the orchestra and special guests Denis Azabagic, guitar; and Eugenia Moliner, flute; with music from Márquez, Montoya, Rodrigo, and others.
José Pablo Moncoya Tierra de Temporal
Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 3
Silvestre Revueltas Janitzio
Blas Galindo Sones de Mariachi
River North Dance Chicago
River North Fall Engagement
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $30 - $75
Called "hotter than hot..." by the Chicago Sun-Times, RNDC presents a Company Premiere of SUPER STRAIGHT is coming down, a fiercely physical work by renowned choreographer Daniel Ezralow. Artistic Director Frank Chaves also reprises two acclaimed and popular works including his celebrated tribute to MiLes Davis, Simply Miles Simply Us; and Al Sur Del Sur, the stunning suite of Argentine Tangos by Latin stars Sabrina and Ruben Veliz.
Old Town School of Folk Music
Cigala & Tango
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $45 - $65
Diego El Cigala, contemporary Flamenco's most compelling voice, presents Cigala & Tango, a musical testimony to his concert at the legendary Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires where musicians from both sides of the Atlantic joined together for a special evening celebrating Flamenco and Tango.
Vienna Symphony Orchestra* with the Eroica Trio*
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $20 - $45
Eroica Trio
Erika Nickrenz, piano
Susie Park, violin
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
Fabio Luisi*, conductor
*Harris Theater debut
Heralded for "the freshest, most daring, drop-dead gorgeous playing you're likely to encounter any time soon" (Fanfare Magazine), the Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio, will kick off the 2011-2012 Hear the Music series with an electrifying performance of Beethoven's beloved "Triple Concerto," Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56. "Few can rival the sonic beauty of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra," (Chicago Tribune) who will join Eroica Trio in making their Harris Theater debut. The VSO will also perform one of the most popular works in the repertoire today-Brahms' magnificent Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73-led by Fabio Luisi, the orchestra's Principal Conductor, who is also Principal Guest Conductor of New York's famed Metropolitan Opera. Don't miss this blockbuster program!
Beethoven "Triple Concerto"
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Eat to the Beat: A Lunchtime Performance
New Millennium Orchestra
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Single tickets: $5 / Lunch Pass $20
Program TBD
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance 13th Annual Cuatro Festival
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $25 - $75
The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance is proud to announce the 13th Annual Cuatro Festival celebration. This year's theme, The Soul of the Cuatro/El Alma del Cuatro, conveys the essence of a culture that captures and expresses the enchantment of an island full of celebrations through the sound of its Cuatro instrument. Featured in this performance are some of the finest Cuatro players from the Midwest and Puerto Rico.
Music of the Baroque
Kraemer Conducts Bach
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $30 - $75
Baroque specialist Nicholas Kraemer leads a richly varied program of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, including the second and third orchestral suites, and the ravishing double violin concerto. British soprano Julia Doyle makes her Chicago début in the joyful "Wedding" cantata, BWV 202.
