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Guest Conductor Kedrick Armstrong Talks Holidays of Hope

“With Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite It’s Like if Tchaikovsky Walked Into a1950s or 1960s Club and Wanted to Jazz Out…” — Kedrick Armstrong, guest conductor and Freeman Fellow Alum In this 60-second clip, Kedrick Armstrong shares what makes Ellington’s Nutcracker such a bold and joyful twist on tradition. It’s short, but it says everything you […]
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New Leadership at Chicago Sinfonietta Marks A First in the Field

Newly Elected Board Vice Chair Althea Alviar Lee Joins New Chair Wendy Lewis to Lead Orchestra’s Board Chicago Sinfonietta is pleased to announce the election of Althea Alviar Lee as its new Vice Chair, succeeding Genhi Givings Bailey, who served in this capacity since 2022. Lee joins newly elected Board Chair Wendy Lewis, President and CEO Sidney Jackson—whose tenure with the organization […]
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Chicago Sinfonietta Celebrates the Season with Holidays of Hope ConcertsCONCERTS

Kedrick Armstrong, a Freeman Fellow Alum, Conducts an Internationally-Inspired Program Featuring Duke Ellington’s  Jazz Twist on the Famous Holiday Classic Nutcracker Suite December 19 at Wentz Concert Hall in NapervilleDecember 20 at Mandel Hall in Hyde Park [CHICAGO-November 21, 2025]—Chicago Sinfonietta brings the holiday season to life with two performances of Holidays of Hope: Friday, […]
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Musician Spotlight

Chicago Sinfonietta is proud to welcome new musicians, Darren Carter and Caitlin Edwards, for our 2025-2026 season! Darren Carter Darren joins us as a section violist and was a third-year member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Recently, Darren was appointed Assistant Principal of the Colorado Music Festival, and has also performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, […]
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Behind the Magic of Bollywood & Beyond

This October, Bollywood & Beyond does just that by taking the audience on a trip from Mumbai to Paris to Taipei right before Diwali, the Festival of Lights. The night kicks off with Symphony Masala, a celebration of 70 years of iconic Bollywood songs which were shaped by influences as wide-ranging as swing, disco, and […]
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Meet Our New Board Chair: Wendy Lewis

[CHICAGO, September 5, 2025]— Chicago Sinfonietta’s outgoing Board Chair Jim Weidner and newly appointed President and CEO Sidney Jackson are pleased to announce the election of the Sinfonietta’s new Board Chair, Wendy Lewis, to a term of three years beginning this month. Weidner, who served as Chair for the past three years, became Emeritus Chair. […]
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Positively Naperville | Art Talk – When East Meets West

Chicago, IL – It was 2011 when North Central College partnered with Chicago Sinfonietta (CS), an award-winning orchestral group with established ties to Chicago’s Loop. Attracted to Wentz Concert Hall for its acoustics and aesthetic beauty, Jim Hirsch, former executive director and CEO, was eager to cross-pollinate CS’s particular brand of innovative classical music with […]
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The Strad | Chicago Sinfonietta Names New Principal Cello

Chicago, IL – The Strad the world’s most authoritative and influential string music magazine, read by makers, musicians and teachers since 1890, has featured Chicago Sinfonietta’s announcement of Lindsey Sharpe’s appointment as its new principal cello. Sharpe was a member of the cello section in the 2024-25 season, and succeeds the Sinfonietta’s founding principal cello Ann […]
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Chicago Sinfonietta Board Member elected to League of American Orchestra’s Board for 3 year term

Chicago, IL – The League of American Orchestras announced new members elected to its Board of Directors. Dr. Regynald G. Washington, a member of Chicago Sinfonietta’s Board of Directors since October 2017, is one of the seven new Board members that have joined the League of American Orchestras’ Board of Directors; and will serve a […]
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Chicago Sinfonietta 2025 Summer Debut at Chicago Botanic Garden, “Morning Music” Series

CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2025 summer season gets underway at the end of this month with a debut appearance on the exquisite ChicagoBotanic Garden’s Morning Music Concert Series at the McGinley Pavillion. This Community Partnership takes place in the neighborhood of Glencoе/Northbrook, North Suburbs. Featuring Chicago Sinfonietta’s Principal Flute, Janice MacDonald and flutist Laura […]
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