CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 3:00pm
Mandel Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet:
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
John Hagstrom, trumpet
David Griffin, horn
Michael Mulcahy, trombone
Gene Pokorny, tuba

Program:

G.F. Telemann, trans. Carlier
Trio Sonata in G Minor

Anton Bruckner, trans. Griffin
Christus factus est, WAB 11

Malcolm Arnold
Quintet No. 1, Op. 73

Leonard Bernstein, trans. Smedvig
Overture to Candide  

J. S. Bach, trans. Sauer
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 

George Gershwin, arr. Holcombe
Three Preludes

Artists from the legendary CSO Brass section, known for their distinctive rich sonorities and spectacular power that define the “Chicago Sound,” perform an afternoon of chamber music. Their program features exuberant favorites, such as Leonard Bernstein’s effervescent Overture to Candide and Malcom Arnold’s virtuosic Quintet for Brass, Op. 73, as well as intricate arrangements of early music by Bach and Telemann.

Supported by the Office of the Provost and UChicago Arts.