Third Wednesday: December Lights

Wednesday, December 16 6:00-7:00 pm Register Now Free; Registration Recommended Join Quintet Attacca for an interactive concert touring the sounds of December from the Gilded Age to today. Music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and modern classical compositions from Indian-American Reena Esmail and Cuban-American Paquito D’Rivera represent perspectives across the centuries. Valerie Coleman’s Umoja and a few jazzy Christmas favorites round out this cross-cultural program. Founded in 1999, Quintet Attacca is one of Chicago’s most dynamic chamber music ensembles. Grand Prize Winner and Wind Division Gold Medal Winner of the 2002 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the quintet spent 2006-2009 as the Chicago Chamber Musicians’ Professional Development Program Ensemble. Quintet Attacca is also proud to be in residence at the Music Institute of Chicago, offering performances, family programming, chamber music coaching and individual lessons. Quintet Attacca is an ensemble dedicated to bringing the unique sound of the wind quintet to all types of audiences. Priding itself on its innovative programming, Quintet Attacca enjoys presenting concerts that are both accessible and cutting-edge. Programs have included works that reflect the Classical and Romantic eras, as well as jazz and Latin influenced works and pieces by many of today’s leading composers.