Music

FREE Jazz in the Courtyard at the Beverly Arts Center on Chicago's south side EVERY Monday.

Every Monday, 7-9pm, throughout the summer, FREE JAZZ in the Courtyard, performed by the Pat Noland Group.

The Pat Noland Group featuring Patrick Noland (piano and guitar), Pete Vancura (bass) and Rusty Jones (drums) plays jazz every Monday beginning June 25 in the courtyard. Bring picnic blankets or chairs.(In case of rain, concerts will move indoors.)

Location: 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St.

Catch an acoustic performance by the Local H frontman.

For more information call (708)388-8881.

Location: St. Barnabas Church

A combined community chorus and
professional, community-based orchestra will present a free performance of John Rutter’s “Requiem."

Presented as an ecumenical musical meditation gift to the entire extended community, this 45-minute
work will be preceded by a few words by Rev. Raymond Tillrock and Rev.

David Neff, former pastors of St. Barnabas and Morgan Park Presbyterian churches, respectively.

They will comment about the spiritual content of the words and music of this beautiful and inspirational piece.

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

The Saint Xavier University Concert Band will perform wind pieces from several 20th -century composers.

Under the direction of Alicia Neal, D.M., director of instrumental ensembles, the evening’s music will include pieces by composers Gustav Holst, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Frank Ticheli and Jan Van der Roost.

The concert is open to the public. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and visiting students. Admission is free for all Saint Xavier students, faculty and staff with a valid University ID.

Location: Sean's Rhino Bar, 10330 S. Western Ave.

Check out the band Head for the Hills.

Location: World Music Company, 1808 W. 103rd St.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. Saturday and will be preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. Join Rick Kogan of WGN Radio and the Chicago Tribune for the meet-and-greet pre-concert party.

The concert itself features a lineup of WMC favorites: Irish fiddle wizard and Chicago native Liz Carroll, Chicago folk musician Ed Holstein, jazz trio Larry Gray and Zvonimir Tot, vocalist Jamie O'Reilly, fiddler Anne Harris, Chicago Irish musicians Dyed in the Wool, singer-songwriter Ross Crean and Chicago folk singer Anna Stange.

WOOTEN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
FOUNDER’S DAY
CONCERT

BETH EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH
11121 S. Loomis Street
Chicago, Illinois
708-420-4923

Sunday, February 17, 2008
5:00 PM
*Celebrating our founder Dr. Robert E. Wooten, Sr.

Location: Beth Eden Baptist Church, 11121 S. Loomis Ave.

Folk singer Ella Jenkins,composer of national acclaim, returns to Morgan Park to perform her annual family concert celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

A recipient of the 1999 ASCAP Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, Jenkins was the first children’s music entertainer to earn the prestigious honor. She has been inspiring young audiences for more than 40 years, performing live, on award-winning recordings, and on television programs that include “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” and “Barney & Friends.”