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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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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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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Chicago Sinfonietta Announces New CEO

BLAKE-ANTHONY JOHNSON APPOINTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The first African American executive to guide a nationally renowned orchestra, in May 2020 Blake-Anthony Johnson was named Chief Executive Officer at the age of 29 of the award-winning Chicago Sinfonietta, an organization acclaimed as a cultural leader in the field and a powerful champion of diversity, equity and
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A Conversation With Jennifer Koh

  JENNIFER KOH IS A VIRTUOSO MUSICIAN, BUT THAT ONLY BEGINS TO TELL HER STORY. The Korean-American violinist is a force for change and diversity in classical music through her commissioning projects (The New American Concerto, Limitless, and Bridge to Beethoven, among others) and multimedia collaborations. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of
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Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”

  In November of 2014, a Staten Island grand jury chose not to indict the officer whose actions led to the death of Eric Garner. To me, the message was clear.   Any doubts I had seemed to evaporate. If I were to be killed in some interaction with authority figures, my loved ones should
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Roy Kinsey

We had the pleasure of speaking with Roy Kinsey. Roy works as a librarian over in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood and shares how identifying as a musician has changed his perspective on life and some of the best places in Austin to grab a bite and relax.   What are 2-3 areas in the neighborhood that
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