WFMT | Respected Chicago Sinfonietta Leader to Depart

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

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

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

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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. Read more
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Broadway World | Chicago Sinfonietta Celebrates Women’s History Month with ECHO Featuring Three Premieres

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Chicago Sinfonietta celebrates Women’s History Month with an inspirational concert where technology and music merge in a dynamic performance highlighting the creativity and artistry of women in music. Read more
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Press Release | Chicago Sinfonietta’s MLK Tribute Concert recognized with a Silver Anthem Award at 3rd Annual Anthem Awards

CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Sinfonietta was announced today as a recipient of a 2024 Silver Anthem Award: Community Event, Education, Art & Culture for its MLK Tribute Concert. Recognized as a leader of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the field of symphonic music by creating community through curated symphonic experiences and education outreach, Chicago
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New Music Chicago | Chicago Sinfonietta honors Martin Luther King Jr. with Pulse

Chicago Sinfonietta presents Pulse, its Annual MLK Tribute Concert, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville and at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15 at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever
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Daily Herald | Chicago Sinfonietta honors Martin Luther King Jr., with ‘Pulse’

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. The Chicago Sinfonietta, one of the most diverse orchestras in the United States, follows the legacy of Dr. King. Every year, it
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Newcity | Music 45 2023: The Performers

Mei-Ann Chen and Blake-Anthony Johnson Music Director and CEO, Chicago Sinfonietta In 1987, conductor Paul Freeman had had enough. He had had enough of watching orchestras where there was a lack of diversity in the hiring and programming, of women and minority conductors and composers passed over for important work, and of orchestras playing only
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News | CEO Blake-Anthony Johnson Joins United Generations Panel Discussion

United Generations CEO Blake-Anthony Johnson
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