The Orion Ensemble: Concert 1 September 22, 2010

The Orion Ensemble, Chicago’s nationally recognized and critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble, opens its 18th season of concerts with a lively program featuring Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73, in honor of the composer’s 200th birthday; Astor Piazzolla’s tango-influenced Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin, Cello and Piano (1965); and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Trio in C Minor for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 9, No. 3.

This program opens Sept. 19 at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva and repeats Sept. 22 at Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall in Chicago and Oct. 3 at Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Hall in Evanston. Visit orionensemble.org for start times.

Official Website: http://www.orionensemble.org