Open Heart: MLK Tribute Concert
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Guest: Jeffrey Zeigler, cellist (Chicago Sinfonietta Debut)

Program:
Kathryn BOSTIC Suite from The Supremes at Earl’s All- You-Can-Eat (Live performance World Premiere)
Joel THOMPSON breathe/burn: an elegy (Reprise of Chicago co-commission)
with Jeffrey Zeigler, cellist
Antonin DVORAK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Community, courage and compassion are at the center of this season’s annual MLK Tribute Concert. Chicago Sinfonietta draws on history, focusing on unity, resilience, and the bonds of family and friendship. Inspired by Chicago trailblazer Dr. Daniel Hale Williams who performed the first open-heart surgery in 1893, this concert reminds us that opening hearts is also a social mission. From the live performance world premiereWith works influenced by spirituals, people, relationships, and events not to be forgotten, this season’s tribute is where the sparks of courage meet the fires of change.