Evanston Chamber Music Festival provides musical warmth on a chilly afternoon Sun Oct 25, 2020 at 12:05 pm By Tim Sawyier About two-dozen listeners assembled Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Evanston’s Charles Gates Dawes House to enjoy what the Covid-19 pandemic has made a scarce commodity—live music. For this rare opportunity, they could thank pianist […]
Year: 2020
A welcome return to live music, courtesy of Evanston Chamber Festival
Mon Aug 31, 2020 at 1:17 pm By Wynne Delacoma Musicians performed on the porch of the Charles G. Dawes House Sunday night in Evanston. Photo: Victor Asuncion We all have fantasies of post-pandemic life. Ardent Cubs fans picture themselves back at Wrigley Field. Some of us dream of rollicking dinners at noisy, jam-packed restaurants. Others […]
CSO strings & friends ready for Evanston Chamber Music Festival
Catherine Brubaker, a viola in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has missed performing with her musical colleagues during the COVID-19 hiatus. So when pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion called and asked her to play outdoors in the Evanston Chamber Music Festival, she jumped at the chance. “Everybody is really anxious to get out there and perform in […]