FESTIVAL COLLABORATION
CHARLES IVES’ AMERICA (One night only)

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

TICKET PRICE INFORMATION TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS FALL

George WALKER Folksongs for Orchestra
Charles IVES Three Places In New England
Charles IVES Symphony No. 2

Join Chicago Sinfonietta in a unique celebratory multimedia program to mark the Sesquicentenary of the iconic American composer Charles Ives whose work exemplifies his particular time. Curated by renowned cultural historian Joseph Horowitz and preeminent Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder, and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the concert is supported by various lectures, presentations and other events honoring the illustrious American icon and offering the opportunity to explore the composer’s significance in shining a spotlight on the “American experience” through music.