Positively Naperville | CHICAGO SINFONIETTA TO KICK OFF SECOND HALF OF 2024-2025 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON AT NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

Posted on January 4, 2025February 21, 2025 by CMO

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.

Cedille Records | Cedille to Record Flutronix’s Genre-Defying Black Being in January

Posted on January 2, 2025February 21, 2025 by CMO

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.

Cedille Records | NEA Grant supports upcoming recording

Posted on January 1, 2025February 21, 2025 by CMO

Cedille is pleased to share that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded a grant in support of Black Being, an upcoming recording project featuring a recently co-composed work by acclaimed duo Flutronix.

Broadway World | Wendy Lewis Will Serve as Interim CEO of Chicago Sinfonietta

Posted on December 16, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

Chicago Sinfonietta has announced that consultant Wendy Lewis has been engaged to serve as Interim CEO while the Board of Directors conducts a national search for a new CEO to replace outgoing CEO and President Blake-Anthony Johnson.

Musical America | Chicago Sinfonietta Announces Interim CEO

Posted on December 16, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

Chicago Sinfonietta recently announced that consultant Wendy Lewis has been engaged to serve as Interim CEO while the Board of Directors conducts a national search for a new CEO to replace outgoing CEO and President Blake-Anthony Johnson.

Arts Journal | Monica Benson talks about approaching communities with a commitment to diversity

Posted on December 7, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

Monica Benson, Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Chicago Sinfonietta, shares their approach to community partnerships along with their commitment to diversity.

WFMT | Respected Chicago Sinfonietta Leader to Depart

Posted on October 31, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

Blake-Anthony Johnson, president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta, will leave the orchestra on January 1, 2025. He will take the role of CEO at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation.

Symphony.org | Chicago Sinfonietta President Blake-Anthony Johnson to Step Down in 2025

Posted on October 29, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

In Monday’s (10/28) Chicago Tribune, Hannah Edgar writes, “Arts administrator and cellist Blake-Anthony Johnson will leave his position as the president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta to head the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation in January, both organizations announced …

WBEZ Chicago | An AI cyborg and an orchestra are about to collide onstage in Chicago

Posted on March 11, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

A crop of local musicians, including composer Clarice Assad, are taking inspiration from artificial intelligence. And their experiments are coming to a stage near you.

Positively Naperville | ART TALK – CHICAGO SINFONIETTA: CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Posted on March 8, 2024February 21, 2025 by CMO

Passionate, distinctive, masterful, evocative. These are just a few adjectives that describe ECHO, Chicago Sinfonietta’s upcoming performance at Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue in Naperville at 7:30PM on March 15.