Day of Music

Day of Music Performance Schedule

Marshall Field's Day of Music was presented by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in and around beautiful Symphony Center in downtown Chicago. The event drew over 20,000 people over a 24- hour period with stages in five venues, and featured over 80 groups reflecting comedy, film, classical, jazz, world, gospel and choral music.

6-6:45 pm

Stage 1

DOORS OPEN 6:15

FANFARE

Old Town

24 hours

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Outdoor Stage

Michigan Ave.: Jim Clark's Jazz People 6-9

5:00-6:20
Gan Ainm
6:40-8:00
Baal Tinne

8:15 - 11:00
SWING DANCING
Riff Rockets

7-7:45 pm

7:00-8:10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor

Wagner: Prelude to Lohengrin Act III
Strauss: Oboe Concerto Strauss: Duet Concertino Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger

CLASSICAL

Civic Orchestra String Quartet

CLASSICAL

Young Artists' Showcase

TRADITIONAL. WEST AFRICAN

Morikeba Kouyate

8-8:45 pm

CLASSICAL

Aaron Berofsky,violin with James Howsmon, piano

BLUES

The Rockin' Johnny Band

SOUTH AMERICAN JAZZ

Paulinho Garcia and Jazzmineiro

9-9:45 pm

VOCAL

Fascinating Rhythm: A Gershwin Review

Members of the CSO Chorus

JAZZ

Orbert Davis Quartet

KOREAN DRUMMING

Il Kwa Nori

10-10:45 pm

10:00-11:00

JAZZ

Willie Pickens and Bethany Pickens

OPERA

Light Opera Works: "Highlights of American Operetta"

FOLK

Barbara Silverman
w/Steve Rosen

MEXICAN FOLK/CLASSICAL

Holy Cross/IHM Parish Marimba Ensemble

SWING DANCING

Riff Rockets

11-11:45 pm

11:20-12:20

POETRY/JAZZ

Ken Nordine's Word Jazz With Howard Levy, Harmonica

CLASSICAL

Vienna Waltz Ensemble

BLUES

Big Time Sarah

RUSSIAN FOLK

Zabava

12-12:45 am

COMEDY

ImprovOlympic:

Baby Wants Candy

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN

Cuerdas Clasicas

JAZZ

Jonathan Weber

1-1:45am

JAZZ

Johnny Frigo Quartet

STAGE SHOW

Jim Nayder's "The Annoying Music Show"

COUNTRY STRING BAND

Volo Bog Trotters

2-2:45 am

JAZZ

Von Freeman Quartet

FILM

A Retrospective of Jazz Films Presented by Bob Koester

WESTERN JAZZ

Luke and the Cool Hands

3-3:45 am

Jazz Films
(continued)

COMEDY

ImprovOlympic: Lindbergh Babies

TRADITIONAL NYAHBINGHI REGGAE

Wadada

4-4:45 am

Jazz Films
(continued)

BLUES

Erwin Hefler's Chicago Boogie Ensemble

FOLK

Steve Levitt & Jimmy Tomasello

5-5:45 am

5:00-6:00

COMEDY

Second City National Touring Company

DIXIELAND/SWING

Chicago Hot Six

6-6:45 am

6:15-7:00

COMEDY

The ImprovOlympic
Road Show

BLUES

Madcat and Kane

7-7:45 am

CHAMBER

Lincoln Quartet

CHAMBER

Civic Orchestra String Quartet

8-8:45 am

8:00-9:00

CHORAL

Community Renewal Chorus and All God's Children

Gerome Bell, Director

GOSPEL

Annette "Queenie" Lenox & Company

CHAMBER

Civic Orchestra Woodwind Ensemble

9-9:45 am

9:15-10:00

GOSPEL

The Wooten Choral Ensemble

CHAMBER

Sebastian Trio

CLASSICAL

Young Artists' Showcase

10-10:45 am

FAMILY

The Betty Haag Magical Strings of Youth

FAMILY

Ella Jenkins

FLAMENCO

Montage

10:00-11:45

Gan Ainm

12:00-12:50

Kevin and Maggie Henry

11-11:45 am

MOVEMENT AND SONIC SCULPTURE

Mass Ensemble

DISCUSSION

A Conversation with Laurence Rapchak

Ella Jenkins repeat

PRE-COLUMBIAN AZTEC

Ehecatl

12-12:45 pm

12:00-1:15

FAMILY

Trio Con Brio

ZARZUELA

La Dolorosa
Members of the CSO Chorus

SENEGALESE DRUMMING

YaYa Kabo w/Efan Bondy

1-1:45 pm

1:15-2:00

CLASSICAL

Civic Orchestra

William Eddins, Conductor

Gershwin: Catfish Row

FAMILY

Nancy Donoval, storyteller

POLISH POLKA

Stas Bulanda's
Dyno Chicago

KLEZMER

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

1:00-2:45

Paddy's Racket

3:00-5:00

Laurence Nugent and Friends w/ Sean Cleland, Gerry Carey and Jim Dewan

2-2:45 pm

MARIACHI

Mariachi Real Guadalajara

CHORAL

Chicago Children's Choir

Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus

FAMILY

Lenny Marsh

3-3:45 pm

2:30-3:15

COMMUNITY SING-ALONG

Duain Wolfe, Conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus, Apollo Chorus
New Classic Singers
The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest

DISCUSSION

Augusta Read Thomas, Composer-in-Residence

Seahorse Serenade:
Art Imitating Nature

JAPANESE DRUMMING

Maiko - taiko drums

FAMILY

Nelson Gill
Caribbean Music

4-4:45 pm

WORKSHOP

"So You Wanna Be A Conductor?"

Duain Wolfe,Chorus Director

CLASSICAL

Young Artists' Showcase

FAMILY

Jutta & the Hi-Dukes

European Folk Music

5-5:45 pm

4:45-7:00

CHICAGO SHOWCASE

Liz Carroll, Irish Fiddle

The Drovers

DISCUSSION

Henry Fogel, President of the CSO

"Listening to Music"

OPERA

Scene from
"The Marriage of Figaro"

Members of the CSO Chorus

CLASSICAL INDIAN

Natyakalalayam Dance Co.

6-7:00pm

The Otis Clay Band

BLUEGRASS

Special Consensus Bluegrass Band

JAZZ

Judy Roberts Quartet

Groups in italics

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