Well, that was fast.

June 27, 2018

Spring has come and gone, and I spent most of it among wonderful artists and beautiful moments. Here's a sample of everything I saw:

The Chicago Children's Choir singing their hearts out in grand spaces. Galas for Bella Voce and Music of the Baroque. A beautiful spring evening on stage at Millennium Park. A surprise proposal and engagement tomfoolery. The Chicago Philharmonic's Scott Speck puts on the conducting gloves. Lots of portraits of lovely and talented artists. And the best rooftop view a photographer could ask for.

Chicago Children’s Choir at Navy Pier.

Patrice Michaels and Kuang-Hao Huang for Cedille Records.

Bella Voce Gala at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Pianist Shannon McGinnis.

Scott Speck’s entrance before leading the Chicago Philharmonic’s season finale.

Chicago Children’s Choir in Millennium Park.

Composer/conductor/bassoonist Steve Ingle.

Audio/video engineer Aaron Gottl.

Nicole Cabell and Craig Terry for Harris Theater’s “Beyond the Aria.”

“Beyond the Aria” overlooking Millennium Park.

Jamie surprises Erica after a run with a ring.

She said yes.

Engagement session with Kristi and Greg in Lincoln Park.

Engagement silliness.

The Zukerman Trio at the Music Institute of Chicago.

Jane Glover toasts the crowd at Music of the Baroque’s gala.

Back for chamber music at St. James Cathedral for the International Music Foundation.

The view from the roof after a storm.

A gallery of singers.

September 05, 2014 in Music, Concerts

I love photographing singers - it's the perfect combination of drama and music.

Laquita Mitchell, Shannon McGinnis

Kiera Duffy, Shannon McGinnis

J'nai Bridges

Alice Teyssier

Anthony Clark Evans

Juliet Petrus, Matthew Gemmill

Deborah Selig, Shannon McGinnis

Julie Anne Miller, Maureen Zoltek

Wrapping up a summer at Rush Hour Concerts

September 02, 2014 in Concerts, Music

Hard to believe the season has ended, but the 15th Summer Concert Series presented by Rush Hour Concerts was another good one filled with a variety of music. Here is a gallery of fantastic artists whom I had the pleasure of photographing throughout the summer.

Haymarket Opera Theater with Craig Trompeter, Kindra Scharich, and Philipe Leroy.

Sones de Mexico Ensemble playing Bach

Brant Taylor and Kuang-Hao Huang play Beethoven.

Julie Miller and the Lyric Opera's Ryan Opera Center.

Barbara Drapcho and Quintet Attacca

Jani Parsons, Drew Williams, and Jennifer Woodrum of Fifth House Ensemble tearing it up as usual.

The Jason Seed Stringtet experimental fusion goodness.

Third Coast Percussion playing everything.

Chamber music and whiskey shots: a recap of June

July 11, 2014 in Concerts, Music

June was filled with music. So. Much. Music. Spektral Quartet rocked The Hideout so hard, the boys needed whiskey shots. Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago closed out its season with French art songs performed by Juliet Petrus and Matthew Gemmill at PianoForte Foundation. Some highlights from the Rush Hour Concerts season include the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia performed by violinist Liba Schacht and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal cellist John Sharp, and a beautiful concert by the trio of John Macfarlane, Brant Taylor, and Winston Choi. Alice Teyssier and the International Contemporary Ensemble blew away a packed Constellation with Daniel Dehaan's "Trompe l'Corps." And soprano J'nai Bridges hit some serious high notes during Make Music Chicago. Click through the gallery below for a selection.