Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville, September 20, Symphony Center, Chicago, September 22
Two Brothers Brewing Company has partnered with The Chicago Sinfonietta to open the 2014-15 concert season with “Rethink. Redefine. Reimagine.”
Two Brothers Brewing Company offers audiences three tastings of its signature craft beers to augment the program. One tasting before the concert opens, a different beer at intermission and a final selection as the audience leaves the concert hall will heighten the multi-sensory musical experience. Each tasting is included in the ticket price (for audiences 21+) and offers beers selected for qualities that complement the program’s progression from conventional to surprising – matching tasting notes to musical notes.
The concerts continue Music Director Mei-Ann Chen’s award-winning innovative programming style and begins with Two Brothers most recent release, Wobble IPA. As the piece gets the concert off to a spirited beginning, Wobble IPA starts out similarly and begins our journey through taste and sound. After intermission, Domaine DuPage French Country Ale makes an entrance introducing us to “the dastardly marching maniacs” Mucca Pazza. And finally, Sidekick Extra Pale Ale brings this concert series to close, partnered with the fitting finale of Tchaikovsky’s iconic 1812 Overture.
Chicago punk marching band Mucca Pazza joins the Sinfonietta and Two Brothers to perform “Rethink. Redefine. Reimagine.” twice: first, in the western suburbs at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Saturday, September 20 at 8 pm; then again in its downtown Chicago home venue of Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Monday, September 22 at 7:30 pm.
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About the Artists
Mucca Pazza is the marching band that thinks it’s a rock ’n roll band. Their music skips from genre to unnameable genre, never settling in one place for long, but held together by the band’s unmistakable sound and irresistible energy. Learn more about Mucca Pazza by visiting mucca-pazza.org.
Mei-Ann Chen, also Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, has appeared with symphonies all over the country and the world. The first woman to win the Malko Competition (2005),Chenhas served as Assistant Conductor of the Oregon Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony. Born in Taiwan, Chen has lived in the United States since 1989. Learn more about Mei-Ann Chen at meiannchen.com.