Enjoy Holiday Chamber Music Festival Dec. 15 in historic Mayslake Hall
Enjoy music of the holiday season in one of the area’s finest cultural halls with the Holiday Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the historic and picturesque Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
The concert featuring members of Sinfonietta Bel Canto, Sinfonietta DuPage and guests will be 2 to 4 p.m. at the Tudor Revival-style mansion at 1717 31st St.
The program features the Allium Winds performing “Three Shanties” by Malcolm Arnold and Christmas selections; David Maller and Graham Sanders performing the Manfredini Concerto for two trumpets and “Adeste Fidelis”; and vocalist Carolyn Stopka singing “Oh Holy Night” and “Christmas Waltz.” Cellist Jennifer Kumar will be performing Mel Torme’s “Christmas Song” and Astor Piazzolla's “Le Grand Tango.”
The Sinfonietta Bel Canto Flute and string chamber quartet will perform “Adagio and Rondo” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
Tickets can be purchased online at www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or at the door. This concert offers community members high quality and affordable performances with open seating and handicap accessibility.
The Mayslake Peabody Estate was constructed from 1919 to 1921 for wealthy baron Francis Peabody. After Peabody's death, the Portiuncula Chapel, a replica of the Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi, was added to the property after it was purchased by the Franciscan Order.
Completed in 1926, the chapel was one of the first replicas of the original chapel in the United States. The area is now part of the Forest Preserve of DuPage County. Mayslake Hall hosts cultural and educational programs throughout the year, including lectures, art classes, and concerts,
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.