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Chicago tribune 7 29 2018

Chicago Tribune

July 29, 2018
Ravinia review: Alsop conducts a Bernstein 'Mass' for our time

Marin Alsop was right. The conductor — a protégé of Leonard Bernstein’s — long has argued that the composer’s “Mass” is not the stylistic mess its early critics claimed but simply an expression of his voracious appetite for classical, jazz, blues and other musical idioms.

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Chicago classical review 7 29 2018

Chicago Classical Review

July 29, 2018
Alsop, Szot and colleagues make a theatrical happening out of Bernstein’s problematic “MASS”

Say what you will, the performance of Leonard Bernstein’s MASS Saturday night at the Ravinia Festival proved one thing: it is possible to do a memorable, world-class presentation of a piece that isn’t very good.

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Chicago tribune 7 23 2018

Chicago Tribune

July 23, 2018
Can Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' reach contemporary listeners?

Was Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” his foremost achievement or his biggest embarrassment? Was it a triumphant exploration of faith or a hodgepodge of too many musical languages? Or was it all the above?

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Chicago tribune 7 15 2018

Chicago Tribune

July 15, 2018
CSO at Ravinia review: Marin Alsop's joyous ode to Bernstein and Beethoven

No composer meant more to Leonard Bernstein – nor did more to inspire his social activism and hopes for humanity – than Beethoven.

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Ccc 7 7 2018

Chicago Children’s Choir

July 7, 2018
Chicago Children’s Choir Elects David Koo New Chairman of Board of Directors

CHICAGO - Chicago Children’s Choir (CCC) today announced David Koo as the organization’s new Chairman of the Board.

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Fox32 4 27 2018

FOX12

April 27, 2018
Chicago Children's Choir travels to Oregon using music to inspire bonds between kids

Chicago Children's Choir travels to Oregon using music to inspire bonds between kids.

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Wttw chicago 3 12 2018

WTTW Chicago

March 12, 2018
From a Pop Music Odyssey to an Opera House Bernstein Tribute

Two special productions came to Chicago stages this past weekend.

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Around the town chicago 3 years ago

Around the Town Chicago

January 1, 2018
“Leonard Bernstein: Mass” a Ravinia special evening!

In 1971, Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” was christened at The Kennedy Center is Washington D.C., as commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy.

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