Lessons are optional between Parents and Teachers

Merdinger and Feoktistova to perform a program for one piano-four hands at The King Home, 1555 Oak Street, Evanston at 7:15pm.

Program will include: Brahms' Waltzes, Op. 39, and Hungarian Dances in D-flat and F-sharp minor; Rachmaninoff Op. 11, Scherzo, Waltz and Slava; Dvorak Slavonic Dances Nos. 2 and 5, and a special arrangement of Bizet's "Carmen" Fantasy.

Marie Alatalo will perform live on WFMT at Mayne Stage on Sunday, December 11 at 11 am.  Program-Scarlatti Sonatas; Brahms, Op. 76; George Crumb, A Little Suite for Christmas.  Tickets are $10.  Mayne Stage is located at 1328 W. Morse in Chicago (right off the Morse Red Line stop).  For more information visit http://www.maynestage.com/events.aspx?_view=all&_max=40&_location=middle or call 773.381.4554

Performance Times announced in November 29th Newsletter 

New Music School Faculty Members perform Three Sonatas by Brahms:

Charlie Pikler (Principal Viola Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Jocelyn Butler (Cello), Susan Merdinger (Piano)

Classical Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Joseph Glymph.

Performance at 3pm at Northweatern University.

Lessons are optional this week based on student and teacher schedules.

Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, under direction of Philip Simmons.

Noche Mexicana- featuring contemporary works by Pichardo, Barilari, and Revueltas

7:30pm

“Noche Mexicana”
Benito Juarez Community Academy Performing Arts Center
1450 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

Program to include:

Pichardo   Aura
Revueltas Cuauhnáhuac
Barilari     El Corrido de Abraham Lincoln

With the Sones de Mexico Ensemble sponsored by Comcast.
and with support from Volaris, the 2011 Latino Music Festival. 
and the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago.

Free admission, call 773-654-1537  

Susan Merdinger will perform in recital at the Northbrook Public Library on Sunday October 30th at 2pm, along with special guest artist, Charlie Pikler- Principal Violist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Works will include duo violin and viola sonatas by Mozart and Brahms, and solo piano works by Franz Liszt- including Mazeppa, the Rigoletto Paraphrase, and the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12.

Ms. Merdinger recently won the IBLA Grand Prize Competition- Special Award for Liszt.

The concert is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

NEW MUSIC National Young Artist Competition 2011 winner NADIA AZZI kicks off the STIM.U.LI 2011-12 Concert Series along with New Music School with a performance of works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Augusta Read Thomas. Don't miss the special introduction by Augusta Read Thomas!

DATE: Saturday, October 29, 2011
TIME: 7 PM
LOCATION: 310 S Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60604

This concert is free of charge. 312/985-1995

The International Chamber Artists (ICA) are playing an hour long concert this Sunday, October 23rd at 3:00 PM at the Belden Stratford Hotel, 2300 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614. 

There will be light refreshments and a warm drink for you to sip while you encounter beauty through the music of Bernstein, Ireland, and Piazzolla.

The International Chamber Artists presents: 

Sunday October 9 at 11am CST

NMS's Jocelyn Butler on cello and Patrick Godon on piano with Yuka Kadota on violn, Performing:

Phantasie in A minor by John Ireland
Leonard Bernstein Piano trio
Piazzolla Four Seasons Piano trio "Summer" and "Autumn" movements
Joaquin Turina Piano Trio No. 2 "3rd movement" 

Performance will be broadcasted LIVE on 98.7 WFMT and broadcasted LIVE on wfmt.com.

Please join us for a wonderful morning of English, Spanish, Argentine, and American music!

1pm recital at UIC! Featuring works by Elbio Barilari, Chabrier, Strauss, Bizet.

From September 4, 2011 - June 2, 2012

NMS Faculty member, Susan Merdinger, along with her duo piano partner, Irina Feoktistova, will perform a TWO PIANO recital on the Pianforte Salon Concert Series At Sherwood Conservatory Auditorium on Friday September 2nd at 12:15pm. The recital will be broadcast LIVE on WFMT 98.7 FM. Seating is limited to approximately 150, but admission is FREE, so come early to insure a seat.

Selected pianists from all over the Chicagoland area come together to participate in a three day piano week including masterclasses, studio classes, private lessons and composition lessons from prominent musicians and composers.

For more information visit:
www.newmusicnationalyoungartistcompetiton.com