The Music Institute of Chicago presents Families in Concert, a weekend of virtual performances to raise money for scholarships and financial aid. WFMT, airs and streams the concluding event, a performance by Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Robert Chen and his family.
On October 9 and 10, the Music Institute presents two programs of virtual performances to raise support for scholarships and financial aid for its students. Both programs feature students from the Music Institute’s Community Music School and its Academy for gifted pre-college musicians.
Music Institute President and CEO Mark George noted, “Quality music education should be accessible to everyone. An enormous number of families need scholarships and financial aid, and this fundraiser is a wonderful way to help. I am grateful to WFMT for their partnership and support and very pleased to be celebrating our anniversaries together.”
On October 11, the Chen String Quartet, featuring CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen and his wife Laura Park Chen on violin, and their children Beatrice Chen on viola and Noah Chen on cello, perform a free live concert at 3 p.m. from Nichols Concert Hall. The repertoire includes Dohnányi’s Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10; Beethoven’s String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2; and Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1 in E minor (From My Life). The concert is available as live audio stream on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com. Sponsors and ticket buyers at the $100+ level receive an exclusive pre-concert backstage pass to visit with CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen and his talented family of musicians at 2:25 pm. In addition, they can reprise the Chen String Quartet with an exclusive video stream of the performance distributed the week of October 12.
