Join us for a multicultural concert series featuring diverse genres and musical performances.
Funded by a grant from the Highland Park Community Foundation.
Cass & Friends
Saturday, September 19
2 – 3 pm
The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park
Kick off our Note for Note concert series with a jazz trio. Back by popular demand, vocalist Cass Foley will sing classics from the Great American Songbook joined by clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist Evan Kopca and jazz pianist Stuart Seale.
The Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago
Saturday, November 14
2 – 3 pm
The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park
Join us for an enthralling performance featuring the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago, or KPAC. KPAC preserves, promotes, and develops Korean traditional performing arts through captivating performances, engaging workshops, and year-round educational programs.
Music and Dance Around the Mediterranean
Saturday, December 5
2 – 3 pm
The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park
Music and Dance Around the Mediterranean, or MADAM, is a vibrant trio that takes audiences on a captivating musical journey across the Eastern Mediterranean. Experience vibrant rhythms and soulful melodies from Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and the Levant through masterful performances on traditional instruments including the sandouri, Turkish/Greek clarinet, darbuka, riq, and more.
Friends of the Gamelan
Saturday, March 27
2 – 3 pm
Location to be determined
Friends of the Gamelan is a unique ensemble featuring dancers and special instruments such as gongs and metallophones. The group, based in Chicago, originated as a Javanese gamelan community ensemble with the purpose of providing music instruction and performance. Photo by Ivan Indrautama.