Gathering Note

Tag: The CheckOut

  • In the company of devils

    Jason Moy began Ars Musica Chicago’s Friday-night recital, “Angels and Demons,” with a warning – of sorts. Baroque Italian musical life, he noted, was full of characters: schemers, libertines, religious zealots, assassins and virtuosi with sharp elbows. The remarks set the tone for a surprisingly lively evening of music from an era that can seem…

  • Valentine’s Day weekend brings enchanting, intimate Cendrillon to the CheckOut

    Valentine’s Day weekend brings enchanting, intimate Cendrillon to the CheckOut

    On Valentine’s Day weekend, Chicago City Opera brought Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella) to the CheckOut in Lakeview, proving that you don’t need a proscenium arch to create magic. The CheckOut is a former 7-Eleven on North Clark Street, now revived by Access Contemporary Music and composer Seth Boustead as a venue for chamber music and…