In Honor of Hokusai's "Great Wave," New Philharmonic Performs Debussy's "La Mer" in Free Aug. 3 Concert

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage (COD) are supporting this summer’s must-see exhibition, “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” with a variety of programming. This includes a free outdoor concert by New Philharmonic, at 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 3 at the MAC’s outdoor Lakeside Pavilion.

A highlight of the 90-minute program conducted under the stars by New Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Kirk Muspratt will be Debussy’s “La Mer" (“The Sea”) performed in honor of Hokusai’s “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” now on view at the “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e” exhibition.

The program also features additional classical works including Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Brodin’s “Polovtsian Dances” and Elgar’s “Enigma Variation” No. 9, “Nimrod.” Marches include Linke’s “Berliner Luft March & Two Step” and Sousa’s “Washington Post March” and “El Capitan March.” Additional works include Abreu/Colonot’s international hit “Tico Tico,” Anderson’s “Irish Washerwoman” jig, and contemporary works including music from Lerner and Lowe’s “Camelot Selections for Orchestra” and popular movies “Jaws,” “ET, The Extra Terrestrial” and more.

Attendees are asked to bring a donation for the COD Fuel Pantry and the Glen House Food Pantry. For more information about this and additional exhibition programming visit Hokusai2025.org.

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located on the College of DuPage campus (425 Fawell Blvd.), present “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” now through Sept. 21. The all-encompassing exhibition takes guests on a fascinating journey into the world of shoguns, samurai and kabuki actors during a vibrant time of Japanese cultural renaissance. For more information visit Hokusai2025.org.