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Chicago Cultual Center - Classical Music
 This landmark building known as the Chicago Cultural Center serves as the city's official reception venue where the Mayor has welcomed Presidents and royalty, diplomats and community leaders. This is the "People's Palace," where Chicago's diverse communities gather. This remarkable structure was completed in 1897 as the city's main library. Constructed to be "an enduring monument worthy of a great and public spirited city" in the words of the founding library board the "People's Palace" is a testament to the foresight of Chicago's turn of the 20th Century cultural leadership. |
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Chicago Cultural Center - Classical Music
This landmark building known as the Chicago Cultural Center serves as the city's official reception venue where the Mayor has welcomed Presidents and royalty, diplomats and community leaders. This is the "People's Palace," where Chicago's diverse communities gather. This remarkable structure was completed in 1897 as the city's main library. Constructed to be "an enduring monument worthy of a great and public spirited city" in the words of the founding library board the "People's Palace" is a testament to the foresight of Chicago's turn of the 20th Century cultural leadership. |
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Chicago Sinfonietta
"The Chicago Sinfonietta is the most diverse symphonic ensemble in the Unites States"
Professor Earl L. Carter
Julliard School of Music
The Chicago Sinfonietta is the Official Orchestra of The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It holds several performances a year featuring composers and soloists of color. This is a diverse orchestra with some very interesting performances, at times featuring not only phenomenal Chicago talent but musical talent worldwide.
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Chicago Symphony Center/Orchestra Hall
Rich in tradition. Innovative in vision. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is a musical force in Chicago and around the world. Built in 1904, Symphony Center was designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham, then a trustee of the CSO.
The Grammy award winning ensemble holds more than 150 performances and events a year. The CSO is made up of 107 professional musicians, including two internationally renowned conductors and two award-winning composers-in-residence.
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Lyric Opera House Chicago
This beautiful art deco building opened just six days after the stock market crash of 1929. It was home to several opera companies till 1954, when the Lyric Opera was formed. In 1993, the Lyric Opera purchased the entire building and it underwent a $100 million renovation, improving the facilities, backstage and acoustics.
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