OUR PROGRAMS
Committed to presenting high caliber artistic performances
LISTEN
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts feature solo and ensemble performances that showcase emerging classical performers. They take place every Wednesday of the year at 12:15 p.m. in Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center.
Rush Hour Concerts
Rush Hour Concerts present the best of Chicago-based classical artists in chamber music recitals. The 13 concert series, offering 30-minute concerts in an engaging and accessible location, is held on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer at 5:45 p.m. at St. James Cathedral.
LEARN
Live Music Now!
IMF brings the experience of live performances to thousands of Chicago Public School students through In-School recitals performed by professional ensembles, and through a monthly Young People’s Concert series at the Chicago Cultural Center and Kenwood Academy.
PARTICIPATE
Make Music Chicago
Make Music Chicago is a one-day, citywide, free music festival that takes place annually on the Summer Solstice, June 21, and is completely free for musicians and audiences. Joining other cities worldwide in this international Fête de la Musique day, amateurs and professionals flock to venues across Chicago to experience the joy of making music together.
Do-It-Yourself Messiah
A Chicago holiday tradition since 1976, the Do-It-Yourself Messiah brings together a world-class conductor and soloists, an all-volunteer orchestra of local professional and amateur musicians and thousands of chorus/audience in a thrilling performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.
OUR PROGRAMS
Committed to presenting high caliber artistic performances
LISTEN
LEARN
PARTICIPATE
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts feature solo and ensemble performances that showcase emerging classical performers. They take place every Wednesday of the year at 12:15 p.m. in Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center.
Live Music Now!
IMF brings the experience of live performances to thousands of Chicago Public School students through In-School recitals performed by professional ensembles, and through a monthly Young People’s Concert series at the Chicago Cultural Center and Kenwood Academy.
Make Music Chicago
Make Music Chicago is a one-day, citywide, free music festival that takes place annually on the Summer Solstice, June 21, and is completely free for musicians and audiences. Joining other cities worldwide in this international Fête de la Musique day, amateurs and professionals flock to venues across Chicago to experience the joy of making music together.
Photo by Elliot Mandel
Rush Hour Concerts
Rush Hour Concerts present the best of Chicago-based classical artists in chamber music recitals. The 13 concert series, offering 30-minute concerts in an engaging and accessible location, is held on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer at 5:45 p.m. at St. James Cathedral.
Photo by Elliot Mandel
Do-It-Yourself Messiah
A Chicago holiday tradition since 1976, the Do-It-Yourself Messiah brings together a world-class conductor and soloists, an all-volunteer orchestra of local professional and amateur musicians and thousands of chorus/audience in a thrilling performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.
Photo by Elliot Mandel