Here are some interesting upcoming Chicago musical (bass-related) events. These are recent press announcements from the various ensembles:

Gunnelpumpers


This is a heads up for what we’re calling the BIG WEEKEND. No, Gunnelpumpers
are not playing at Lollapalooza, but will be the house band for an
ambitious program called The Dutch National Ballet Project. The culmination of a
collaboration between Dance Chicago and the Dutch National Ballet, the two
shows will take place at the Athaneum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Avenue, on
Saturday, August 5th at 8:00 p.m. an Sunday, August 6th at 3:00 p.m. The
performances will feature world premieres by five choreographers and special
guests The Joffrey Ballet and River North Chicago Dance Company. Of the five
new pieces, Gunnelpumper Douglas Johnson has written the music for “Into the
Agape”, a collaboration with choreographer Altin Naska.

For more information, see the recent article in the Chicago Sun Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/weiss/wkp-news-stage21a.html).

Although we intensely dislike their exorbitant handling fees, tickets
are available through Ticketmaster, and are $10-35.
(http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1033597)

A few other notes. Gunnelpumpers was featured in the Summer issue of
Double Bassist magazine (http://www.doublebassist.com) in an article on the
Chicago bass scene. The article included interviews with all three
Gunnelpumpers bassists Douglas Johnson, Michael Hovnanian, and Matthew Golombisky, as
well as several other important personages in Chicago’s low-key world. There
still might be a copy at your local Borders! I’d be happy to email you
a pdf of the article if you request it. It’s about 1.5 MB, so it’d take a
while to download through a dial-up connection.

We’ve also recently finished an interview with Zero Tolerance Magazine
(http://www.ztmag.com), a progressive music publication published in
the UK. Their motto is “Extreme Views on Extreme Music by Extreme People”, so I
guess we’re officially “extreme” now.

Including the ballet, upcoming Gunnelpumpers shows include:

Saturday, August 5th, 8:00 p.m.
Dutch National Ballet Project
Athaneum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Avenue
Chicago

Saturday, August 6th, 3:00 p.m.
Dutch National Ballet Project
Athaneum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Avenue
Chicago

Tuesday, August 22nd, 8-10 p.m.
Muse Café
817 N. Milwaukee Ave in Chicago
Free

Tuesday, September 12th, 8:00 p.m.
Martyrs’ Restaurant and Pub
3855 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago
$6-10, not sure yet


Chamber Blues


Come on out this Friday and see Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues and the following week, the New Millenium Orchestra performing Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” at the Chicago Cultural Center. These are two very special shows as they are all free to the general public. The Magic Flute will be part of the Silk Road Project in Chicago and this will be a special production drawing from Indian and Balinese theater styles to tell the tale of the famous Mozart opera. Hope to see you in the coming weeks.

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues

August 4th, 8:00 p.m.

Park Ridge City Hall

505 Butler Pl.

Park Ridge, IL 60068

This will be an outdoors event part of Park Ridge’s concert series each Friday in Hodges Park in front of the City Hall. Bring chairs, blankets, food, etc…

New Millenium Orchestra

New Millennium Orchestra performing

Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

August 7, 9, 10, at 7 p.m.

August 13 at 3 p.m.

Chicago Cultural Center

Preston Bradley Hall

78 E. Washington St.

Tickets: Limit of 4 per person

Call 312-742-TIXS or

visit the Storefront Theater Box Office at

66 E. Randolph St., Tue-Sat from 12-6

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