Welcome, music aficionados, to the Chicago Humanities Festival!
Our fall festival is all about technology: it's 'technology' with knowledge at its center. Our programs are an array of terrific events: more than 80 in all, over 2 days in October and 2 weeks in November. The schedule is full of riches, and we've handpicked some to guide you through the festival offerings, especially if this is your first time visiting us. Tickets are very reasonable at $5-15 for many programs, and we offer free and reduced-price tickets to many programs for students and teachers.
Top CHF Music Events and Performances
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Performance artist Laurie Anderson
talks about her work and her career with Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey on Wednesday, November 2.
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University of Chicago ethnomusicologist Travis Jackson
talks about jazz history and technology on Sunday, November 6.
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Hear 77 years of Academy Award-winning songs in our one-night-only 5 hour musical spectacular on Monday, November 7.
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Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis
of WBEZ's Sound Opinions, talk about the digital age's impact on music--the way we listen to it, buy it, and weave it into our lives, on Friday, November 11.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mead Composer in Residence Anna Clyne
talks about composing music in the digital age. She and collaborator Argeo Ascani perform a recent work, Choke, for bass saxophone and tape on Saturday, November 12.
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Celebrated violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs on a new, recent love, the viola d'amore, or the "viola of love." She performs selections by Telemann and Vivaldi with early music ensemble Ars Antigua and director Jerry Fuller on Saturday, November 12.
This list only scratches the surface. We hope that you find many more of our fall events of interest to you! Tickets are available online or by calling our box office at 312-494-9509, Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.
