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Immerse yourself in the waters of Lake Michigan without ever getting wet!

Lakenotes: Seasons of Lake Michigan is an interdisciplinary concert experience that invites audiences to explore the beauty, power, and poetic essence of Lake Michigan through an evocative blend of music, poetry, photography, and videography.

 

This unique artistic journey is the result of a collaboration between three acclaimed artists, each bringing a distinct creative lens to one of the world's most awe-inspiring freshwater lakes. Poet Kathryn Haydon offers vivid and reflective lyricism that gives voice to the lake’s many moods, from the stillness of winter ice to the restless churn of autumn waves. Visual artist Lincoln Schatz, renowned for his immersive storytelling, captures the lake’s vast palette through sweeping videography and striking photography, revealing its ever-changing character across seasons and time of day.

 

At the core of Lakenotes is a powerful new commissioned work by award-winning Chicago composer Stacy Garrop. This contemporary chamber piece conjures the natural rhythms and hidden depths of Lake Michigan through a richly textured soundscape.

 

Blending the auditory and the visual, the emotional and the ecological, Lakenotes offers more than a performance—it is an invitation to reflect, to connect, and to experience Lake Michigan not just as a place, but as a living, breathing presence. Whether you are a lifelong resident of the Great Lakes region or encountering Lake Michigan for the first time, Lakenotes: Seasons of Lake Michigan promises a moving tribute to the lake’s enduring mystery and majesty.

program

60 minutes

Yeeun Sim: Orbit of Breeze

composed for Black Moon Trio

 

Ahmed Al Abaca: Piece Title TBD

commissioned and premiered by Black Moon Trio

 

Stacy Garrop: Piece Title TBD

commissioned and premiered by Black Moon Trio

& The Ravinia Festival

 

Mason Bates: Mainframe Tropics

  1. Silicon Blues

  2. Marine Snow

  3. Greyhound

 

Jiří Pazour: Probuzení Perel (Awakening of Pearls)

 

Carson Cooman: Horn Trio

  1. Windsong

  2. Interlude I: Forest Bells

  3. Dream of Grass and Water

  4. Interlude II: Harbor Bells

  5. Starsong

  6. Small Bear, Large Telescope

collaborators

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