Sunday Concert Series
Sundays 2:00 p.m.
Carnegie Community Room
The Sunday Concert Series began in 1979. The library has hosted hundreds of musicians, singers, and professional performers from a wide variety of musical styles.
December 7 – Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sterling Brass Quartet *
Founded in 2007, the Sterling Brass Quartet is the premier brass ensemble of the EYSO Chamber Music Institute. Members study and perform significant chamber music literature at the highest level. They work with some of the finest artist-teachers and chamber music coaches in the world.
January 11 – Cora Vasseur
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Cora Vasseur sings a set featuring songs from the ’50s and ’60s, including The Beatles, The Monkees, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers, and more. Cora Vasseur is a fiesty folk singer-songwriter from DeKalb, IL, whose work has been described as a girls’ night out with Kacey Musgraves and Phoebe Bridgers. A graduate of Second City’s Comedy Writing Program and Old Town School of Folk, she uses witty lyrics and heartfelt storytelling to create musical escapes.
January 25 – Alba Quintet Performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons*
The Alba Quintet features a flute with four amazingly talented string players to perform all Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons remains one of the most iconic works in classical music to this day. Composed in the early 18th century, this set of violin concertos vividly portrays the shifting moods and imagery of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The flutist and violinists alternate between the concerto and orchestral parts for a performance not soon to be forgotten.
February 15 – The Heart Strings Duo – Forgotten Women of the American Songbook
When guitarist Casey Nielsen and vocalist Christy Bennett get together, their music is a varied and energetic reimagining of songs from across the musical spectrum. Casey’s study of classical guitar brings a rich texture to arrangements, and Christy’s research into the forgotten female composers of the American Songbook adds fresh new work to the traditional jazz repertoire.
*The Sunday Concert Series is sponsored in part by the St. Charles Public Library Foundation.