In addition to an array of enjoyable concerts scheduled for the winter quarter, the School of Music has set aside January for the 1998 Winter Chamber Music Festival. The entertaining and enlightening five-concert series begins Jan. 9 and concludes Jan. 23. The Festival celebrates the joy and beauty of the music that connects our souls. Besides concerts featuring renowned guest artists, area musicians, Chicago Symphony Orchestra members and Northwestern music faculty, the festival offers presentations by performers, guest lecturers and Northwestern faculty members to provide an interdisciplinary view of the period's artistic activity. This Festival is sponsored in part by a generous contribution from the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.
Admission is free with each concert ticket.
Subscribers also receive free admission to the master classes, Informances and receptions, including a private subscriber-only reception with the artists following the Jan. 18 concert. Lutkin Hall is located at 700 University Place. Regenstein Recital Hall is at 1965 South Campus Drive. All facilities are located on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University and are accessible to the disabled. The first of five concerts scheduled for the 1998 Winter Chamber Music Festival highlights music from the classical era which reached its pinnacle in the closing years of the 18th century as composers combined elegance with precision while discovering the style's emotional potential.