Chicago Sinfonietta Valentines: Dileep & Janice | February 2021

Featuring Dileep Gangolli (Clarinet) and Janice MacDonald (Principal Flute) Interview by Taylor Brown How did you two meet? We met through our musical activities quite early on in our careers here in Chicago. We both performed in orchestras that were contracted for individual engagements such as the early years of the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Joffrey
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Q & A with 2020-21 Assistant Conductor Antoine T. Clark | January 2021

Q & A with Project Inclusion Freeman Fellow and 2020-21 Assistant Conductor Antoine T. Clark As part of its Conducting Freeman Fellowship, each season Chicago Sinfonietta selects one rising conductor to serve as Assistant Conductor to Music Director Mei-Ann Chen. This 2020-21 season, Antoine T. Clark will serve in this post. As Assistant Conductor, in
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“Rays of hope amid the despair in 2020” Chicago Tribune | December 2020

“For music lovers, this was a year of monumental losses and occasional triumphs, vast silences and sorely needed bursts of sound. Though there’s no way to claw back the music and musicians stolen from us by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no denying the resilience Chicago’s jazz and classical musicians showed in the face of disaster.
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Chicago Sinfonietta Presents “Twas the Night Before Christmas” | December 2020

Chicago Sinfonietta Presents “Twas the Night Before Christmas” Continuing it’s 2020-21 season theme of storytelling, Chicago Sinfonietta invites everyone to get into the spirit of the holiday season with a Sinfonietta virtual premiere – a video performance of the popular poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore. The family-friendly video presentation of
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Chicago Sinfonietta Announces Two New Board Members | December 2020

Chicago Sinfonietta’s Board of Directors Grows By Two Chicago Sinfonietta is pleased to announce the addition of two leaders from the healthcare and entertainment fields to its Board of Directors: Sundar Subramanian, Partner in Pricewater-house-Coopers, and Allyson Wynn, Founder and CEO of The Wynning Experience. Cited by Crains Chicago Business as the most diverse non-profit
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Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago Sinfonietta kicks off 33rd season with continued focus on diversity

The orchestra is continuing to build on a three-decades history of anti-racism and anti-sexism. At least one-third of its musicians, staff and board are people of color, making it a notable outlier in the orchestral world. Read more
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Six artists of color make their mark in classical music | Chicago Sun-Times, August 2020

Kyle MacMillan of the Chicago Sun-Times spoke with Chicago Sinfonietta Principal Violist Marlea Simpson for a feature on the future of classical music. “According one report, the share of African American and Latino musicians in American orchestras stood at just 2.5 percent in 2014. Success for Marlea Simpson will be when the entire field functions
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The Southside Friends of Chicago Sinfonietta present “Summer Magic” | August 2020

The Southside Friends of Chicago Sinfonietta presented Summer Magic: A Virtual Brunch on August 4, 2020 to help raise critical funds to support musician operations in the wake of the devastating impact of COVID-19. The program was a success, providing much needed support for our musicians through general operating expenses with lively performances that celebrated
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Chicago Sinfonietta Confronts Racial Bias In Classical Music | Newcity Music, July 2020

Seth Boustead of New City Music speaks with Project Inclusion Director Danielle Taylor for an insider perspective on Chicago Sinfonietta’s groundbreaking fellowship and education program. “What does it mean to make art now? When survival is the primary thing on our mind, and then also to do so under circumstances where you can’t make art
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NewCity | Orchestrating Change: Chicago Sinfonietta Confronts Racial Bias In Classical Music

As in the wake of the MeToo movement, classical music is having to confront a legacy most organizations would prefer not to talk about—in this case, a long legacy of racial exclusion in nearly every area, from the stage to key administrative and management positions. Read more
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