Concert II
Songs of Peace
For 14 years, our season has begun with the Collaborative Works Festival - an annual celebration of art song performance explored through one topic, theme, or idea. Over several concerts, this theme is explored by some of the most exciting interpreters of art song.
Joining Phan, the 2025 Festival features a distinguished roster of over a dozen Chicago-based artists: sopranos Raquel González, Vanessa Becerra, mezzo-sopranos Sophia Maekawa and Zoie Reams, baritones Evan Bravos, and Schyler Vargas; pianist Kuang-Hao Huang; principal horn of the Chicago Symphony, Mark Almond; Art Song Chicago Executive Director and tenor, Eric Ferring; and Eighth Blackbird Artistic Co-Directors Lisa Kaplan, pianist and Matthew Duvall, percussionist.
“I’m thrilled we’re able to feature such a wealth of Chicagoland talent for this year’s Festival,” notes Phan. “In addition to returning artists like Evan Bravos, Lisa Kaplan, Kuang-Hao Huang, and Zoie Reams, we’re so excited to welcome new voices to our stage, including sopranos Raquel González and Vanessa Becerra and mezzo soprano Sophia Maekawa. This year’s Festival truly showcases the depth of art song interpretation that can be found here in Chicago.”
Saturday, September 6, 2025: 2:00pm
Ganz Hall | Roosevelt University
75 minutes with intermission
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Vanessa Becerra
soprano
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Sophia Maekawa
mezzo
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Nicholas Phan
tenor
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Eric Ferring
tenor
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Evan Bravos
baritone
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Lisa Kaplan
piano
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Matthew Duvall
vibraphone
Program Includes Songs by
Richard Parry
Jake Heggie
Franz Schubert
Matthew Recio
Amy Beach
Ivor Gurney
Viet Cuong
Errollyn Wallen
Olivier Messiaen
Gustav Mahler
Gerald Finzi
Hugo Wolf
Johann Sebastian Bach
Damien Geter
Aaron Copland
Collaborative Works Festival
September 4-6 | Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
Featuring a distinguished roster of over a dozen Chicago-based artists.
Concert I: Songs of War
Thursday, September 4, 2025: 7:30pm at Ganz Hall
Featuring