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St. John Brebeuf Highlights Musical Variety and Depth in Concert Season
In bringing the best of musical fine arts to Niles, SJB continues its concert season with classical guitarist Jack Cimo.
Jack Cimo Takes Audience on Musical Journey Through History
The 2015 concert season kicked off Feb. 15 with famed Guitarist Jack Cimo performing at St. John Brebeuf (SJB) in Niles. In what SJB Music Director Marek Rachelski called the season’s most intimate concert, the classical guitarist took listeners on a musical journey from the Old World to the New. Spanning Northern Europe to South America, the guitar’s rich history was showcased through the works of Bach, Legnani, and Tarrega; and Villa-Lobos, Ponce, and Barrios.
The concert was the sixth in the 2014-2015 season hosted by St. John Brebeuf and organized by Rachelski. Beginning in September and running through March, the series features three Rudcki Commemorative Concerts given in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Stanley Rudcki, the former Chair of the Niles College Department of Fine Arts, who founded the Niles Concert Choir and Niles Symphony Orchestra in the 1960’s.
The next concert on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 7 p.m. will feature the music of Poulenc and Saint Saens in a program of French chamber music.
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On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3 p.m. is the third and final Rudcki Commemorative Concert with the Musica Lumina Chamber Orchestra and the Niles Metropolitan Chorus perform Rossini’s Stabat Mater, sacred music by the celebrated opera composer.
“This will be a special Palm Sunday performance not to be missed,” Rachelski said. For more information, call 847-966-8145 or visit www.sjbrebeuf.org.
