Lyrical Interlude for Normal Moments

When Trumpeter Michael Brozick (Chicago), Harpist Nichole Luchs (Plano), and Oboist Margie Arito (LaGrange Park) decided they wanted to pool their amazing musical talents, they wanted to do more than just entertain themselves and community. They wanted to use their musical gifts to give an additional gift, so they chose to create “Lyrical Interludes”, a recital to benefit Normal Moments, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit providing supportive services to over 250 families in the greater Chicagoland area with children who are medically fragile and/or critically ill. This very special performance event takes place Saturday night, June 8^th, 7 PM at the Oswego Village Hall located at 100 Parkers Mill (Rte 31 and Rte 34), in Oswego.  The recommended minimum donation is $10 per person and a dessert reception with the musicians and Normal Moments’ founder, Patricia Fragen (Naperville), follow the performance.

This evening promises a selection of light, fun, and gentle tunes to uplift the heart and sooth the soul.  Donations will serve the same purpose for Normal Moments families who will be given the opportunity to spend more quality time as a family when they need it most. Musical selections range from the beautiful Quiet City by Copland to Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor (Allegro movement) and Purcell’s Trumpet Tune, amongst many other works.  The event is being sponsored by the Fox River Academy of Music & Art.

Brozick, Luchs and Arito all met as musicians with the DuPage Symphony Orchestra, with whom Normal Moments’ Fragen also performs.  

Michael Brozick is a member of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the principal trumpet of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and the principal trumpet of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra. He has performed regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Grant Park Orchestra. Mr. Brozick has recorded Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies with both the Chicago and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras and performed in New York's Carnegie Hall and Vienna's Musikverein. He is an active soloist and recitalist and a member of the Northshore Brass. Mr. Brozick holds degrees from Duquesne University and Rice University and was a Fulbright Fellow studying in Germany.

Margie Arito is in her 17^th season as a member of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra where she holds the Principal Oboe chair, is a member of the DSO Woodwind Quintet and has been a featured soloist with the orchestra. She has played in countless orchestra pits and with many other ensembles, including City Lights Orchestra, Downers Grove Chorale and the Tower Chorale. For 19 years she has performed regularly at Taiźe prayer services, as well as Sunday masses, and weddings. She taught oboe for 10 years at the Bandstand before starting her family. She was a student of Carl Sonik (former Principal Oboe of the St. Louis Symphony and oboe instructor at Northwestern and Roosevelt Universities).

Nichole Luchs is the principal harpist for the Peoria Symphony, DuPage Symphony, and Illinois Valley Symphony, and she has performed with many orchestras in the area including the Quad City Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, Evanston Symphony, Skokie Valley Symphony, and the Fox Valley Symphony.  Nichole also performs in chamber recitals and for many special events throughout Illinois and Iowa.  She is an active teacher and is the harp instructor at the Fox River Academy of Music and Art, North Central College, and at Lewis University.  She received a Bachelor’s degree in Harp Performance from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s degree in Harp Performance from Northwestern University.  She is a member of the American Harp Society and is a board member for the Greater Chicago Chapter of the AHS.

For more information about Normal Moments, please visit www.normalmoments.org.  Donations can be made directly from the site and concert advance ticket purchases can be made as well. If you reserve your admission in advance, please check in at the event as tickets will not be required.  Seating will be general admission and donations will be accepted by cash, check, or credit card at the door.