There are many opportunities to learn more about the Symphonie fantastique this summer. Below is a list of events scheduled all around Chicagoland. Some of these are performances of the work at the Ravinia Festival, some are lectures about the work, some are musical activity sessions for children, and some are book discussions. The book discussions will take as their subject Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a work contemporaneous with Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.
Performances
(call 847 266-5100 for pricing and ticket availability information):
July 25, 8pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, at Ravinia Park. Pre-concert lecture with Welz Kauffman and Christoph Eschenbach at 7pm.
August 17, 5pm: Family concert by the Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by David Allen Miller, at Ravinia Park
August 28-31: Basil Twist's Underwater Symphonie Fantastique puppet extravaganza with Christopher O'Riley performing Franz List's piano arrangement of the symphony.
Free lectures about Symphonie fantastique at Chicago Public Libraries:
Monday, June 9, 7pm
Austin-Irving Branch Library 6100 W. Irving Park Rd.
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Wednesday June 18, 6pm
Harold Washington Library, Auditorium 400 S. State Street
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Monday, June 30, 7:30pm
Blackstone Branch Library 4904 S. Lake Park Ave.
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Wednesday, July 2, 7pm
Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
John Schauer, Ravinia Festival
Saturday, July 19, 11am
West Englewood Branch Library 1745 W. 63rd St.
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Monday, July 21, 6:30pm
Douglass Brnach Library 3353 W. 13th St.
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Saturday, July 26, 1pm
Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted St.
Dr. Johann Buis, Columbia College
Free book discussion about Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Monday, July 7, 7pm
McKinley Park Library Branch 1915 W. 35th St.
Speaker: tbd
Monday, July 14, 11am
Near North Branch Library 310 W. Division St.
Speaker: tbd
Tuesday, July 22, 7pm
Roden Branch Library 6083 Northwest Hwy.
Speaker: tbd
Free lectures about Symphonie fantastique at Suburban Public Libraries:
Tuesday, June 17, 7pm
Orland Park Public Library 14760 Park Lane, Orland Park
Speaker: tbd
Tuesday, June 24, 7pm
Lisle Public Library 777 Front Street, Lisle
Speaker: tbd
Wednesday, July 16, 7pm
Elmwood Park Public Library 1 Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park
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Free lectures about Symphonie fantastique at North Suburban Public Libraries:
Tuesday, June 10, 7pm
Vernon Area Public Library 300 Olde Half Day Rd, Lincolnshire
Speaker: tbd
Monday, June 23, 7pm
Lincolnwood Public Library 4000 W. Pratt Ave., Lincolnwood
Speaker: tbd
Tuesday, June 24, 7pm
Glenview Public Library 1930 Glenview Rd., Glenview
Speaker: tbd
Wednesday, July 16, 7pm
Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette
Speaker: tbd
Wednesday, July 24, 7:30pm
Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave.
John Schauer, Ravinia Festival
Wednesday, August 6, 7pm
Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines
Speaker: tbd
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Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave.
Basil Twist
Free Children's Symphonie fantastique Activity Hour:
Saturday, August 16, 2pm
Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave.
Elizabeth Bennett, Northwestern University
Free lectures about Symphonie fantastique at Chicagoland stores:
Date 1 tbd Borders Books and Music, Michigan Ave.
Speaker: tbd
Date 2 tbd Borders Books and Music, Evanston or Hyde Park
Speaker: tbd
July 21, 7:30pm Barnes & Noble Webster Place 1441 W. Webster
Speaker: tbd
July 23, 7:30pm Barnes & Noble Old Orchard 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie
Speaker: tbd
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