Lakeshore Rush | “One Small World”

Lakeshore Rush’s programmatic theme for this season is “One Small World,” which is both a nod to the Disneyland attraction and a unifying message of peace. This 10th Anniversary season features seven concerts highlighting composers from each of the seven continents, and have taken place in neighborhoods throughout Chicago. Programs include works by composers from Japan and South Korea, Ukraine, South America, South Africa, Antarctica, North America, and Australia. Join us for our One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from South America program at PianoForte!

Lakeshore Rush is partnering with UNICEF this season to help raise awareness of the work UNICEF does to ensure every child everywhere in the world is healthy, educated, protected, and respected.

Program:

Astor Piazzolla, Four Seasons

Juan Orrego Salas, Partita

Aram Khachaturian, Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano

Lowell Liebermann, Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone, and Piano, op. 137

Keyna Wilkins, Titan Tango

Brian Nabor, 7 Dances

Louis Armstrong, It’s a Wonderful World

Lakeshore Rush is an integral part of the Chicago community, the city they call home. Their priority is to present music by living composers and forgotten chamber music masterpieces. Over the past ten years the ensemble made appearances at the Chicago Symphony Center, WFMT – Chicago’s classical radio station, Ear Taxi Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, the PianoForte Foundation, Fulton Street Collective, Garfield Park Conservatory in partnership with the Honnold Foundation, Constellation, and the Thirsty Ears Festival – Chicago’s only classical music street festival. Lakeshore Rush is an active member of New Music Chicago, and has commissioned several works by local established composers.

Their debut album, Lakeshore Rush: Moving Parts, came out on Albany Records TROY 1896 in 2022. The ensemble was featured in Lawrence Axelrod’s album 5X4: Quartets for Various Instruments, released in 2023 on Ravello Records. A review in Gramophone Magazine described their performance as ‘exquisitely rendered’.

The ensemble is currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season with a programmatic theme titled “One Small World,” which is both a nod to the ride at Disneyland and a unifying message of peace through understanding. The 10th Anniversary Season features seven concerts in the Chicago area, highlighting composers from each of the seven continents.