Southside Friends of the Chicago Sinfonietta Receive 2018 Roundtable Award

The Southside Friends of the Chicago Sinfonietta (SSF) has been named a 2018 Roundtable Award winner by the League of American Orchestras Volunteer Council in the category of Outstanding Volunteer Project. The annual Gold Book competition recognizes outstanding projects created and implemented by volunteer associations of symphony orchestras throughout the United States. The Southside Friends
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MacArthur Foundation Gives Grants Exclusively to Chicago Arts Scene

“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has chosen Chicago’s cultural landscape and arts scene to exclusively receive its artist grants in 2016.” “The decision to award these grants solely to Chicago arts and culture community reflects the foundation’s commitment to its hometown and its hope to strengthen the city’s vibrant cultural life, a
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Mei-Ann Chen Voted one of MA’s 30 Professionals of the Year

Mei-Ann Chen was named one of MusicalAmerica's 30 professionals of the year
“Mei-Ann Chen never misses an opportunity to try something new. During one Chicago Sinfonietta performance, for example, a Chicago-based punk marching band, Mucca Pazza, emerged from below stage wearing mismatched uniforms for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. As a toy cannon shot confetti, younger listeners tried to grab handfuls. According to Chen, imaginative touches like these draw
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