Chicago Sinfonietta partnered with Shedd Aquarium to present a surprise performance in the aquarium’s Abbott Oceanarium. Motivated by the recent naming of Shedd’s newest beluga calf, Opus (OH-pus), the exciting collaboration highlighted the importance of sound in nature. Read more

Following an extensive search announced in early 2025 which drew over 186 applicants from the United States, Canada, and Europe, Chicago Sinfonietta today announced the appointment of the internationally recognized orchestra’s new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read more

The orchestra will perform its season finale May 9 in Naperville and May 10 in Chicago and will feature saxophonist Timothy McAllister. Read more

Chicago Sinfonietta is honored to receive a significant grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation over the next three years as one of 15 organizations “that help enrich communities in Chicago”. Read more

In Monday’s (1/13) Chicago Sun-Times, Erica Thompson writes, “Flutist, singer and composer Nathalie Joachim can trace her musical tastes back to her childhood.  Read more

Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull, of Flutronix, will play their electro-acoustic “Black Being” piece with the Chicago Sinfonietta on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Read more

After serving on the Chicago Sinfonietta’s board for several years, James Weidner is stepping down from his role as the board’s chair at the beginning of the year Read more

North Central College welcomes the Chicago Sinfonietta “Black Being” at 3PM Sun., Jan. 19, in the Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., to kick off the new year and second half of the 2024-2025 season. Read more

This January, Cedille Records will record Black Being, a genre-defying orchestral masterpiece composed and performed by the dynamic duo Flutronix — flutists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull. Read more