Chicago Sinfonietta presents For the Common Man

Maestro Paul Freeman and guest conductor Harvey Felder, Music Director of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, open the Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2010-2011 season with a concert honoring the men and women builders of the world in For the Common Man. This salute to labor will feature guest artist Tai Murray on violin and the percussive flair of Japanese taiko drummers JASC Tsukasa Taiko, led by Tatsu Aoki. The evning will include the works of Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, include Antonin Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances, op.72, no.7, Michael Daugherty’s Fire and Blood, where the Sinfonietta will be joined by guest violinist and native Chicagoan Tai Murray. An original orchestral composition by Sinfonietta principal violist Reneé Baker, Sundown’s Promise (for Taiko and Orchestra) will feature the exotic and exhilarating drumming talents of Japanese taiko drummers JASC Tsukasa Taiko, led by Tatsu Aoki. The concert will conclude with Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront. The Event will take place at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Ticket prices range from $26-$96 for concerts at Symphony Center, with special pricing available for children and students. Call 312-236-3681 ext. 2 or visit www.chicagosinfonietta.org.