Gail Borden Library to kick off new year with concert series
Avoid the cold and warm up inside while enjoying the music of musicians lined up to perform for all ages at the Gail Borden Public Library this January and February.
On Sunday, Jan. 14, soprano Sarah Kropski, accompanied by pianist Anca Apetean, will explore the lessons and triumphs of love through song at 2 p.m. at the Main Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
From opera and piano classics of the 18th and 19th centuries, to pop standards and Broadway favorites of the 20th and 21st centuries, this concert will fill your heart and keep you humming all the way through the valentine season.
Free tickets are available at any library location starting three weeks prior to the concert.
On Sunday, Jan. 28, the Elgin Master Chorale Children's Chorus Encore Group will take singing to the next level at 2 p.m. in the Hoffer Meeting Room at the South Elgin Branch, 127 S. McLean Blvd. The concert will include audience participation.
On Thursday, Feb. 1, join the three trombonists of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra as they perform and discuss excerpts from works from Mozart, Brahms and more in "Choral Masterworks of Vienna: Trombone and Voice, a Viennese Tradition" at 7 p.m. in the Meadows Community Room at the Main Library.
From the famous trombone solo in Mozart's Requiem to the works of Anton Bruckner for chorus and trombones, the great composers have long featured the trombone for the most special moments in their sacred music. It will feature selections by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Bruckner.
On Saturday, Feb. 10, enjoy some Delta, country and Chicago Blues with Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee and Old Town School of Folk Music acoustic side guitar teacher Donna Herulda, along with Tony Nardiello, at 2 p.m. at the Rakow Branch, 2751 W. Bowes Road in Elgin.
On Sunday, Feb. 18, enjoy the award-winning Liang-He Piano Duo's synchronicity and unique repertoire at 2 p.m. in the Meadows Community Room at the Main Library. Grand prize winner of the 18th Tokyo International Duo Piano Competition, the Liang-He duo has been acclaimed for its combined artistry and synchronicity.
Other accomplishments include winning third prize in the "Liszt 200 International Two-Piano Competition" and being named the Chicago area's first "Young Steinway Artists."
The Liang-He Duo, consisting of members Xiaomin Liang and Jue He, is committed to developing a unique repertoire based on exploring the classics of two-piano literature, as well as creating new works through commissions. Free tickets are available at any library location starting three weeks prior to the concert.
For more information about the artists performing or the program, visit www.gailborden.info.