Academy Summer Camp Concert
Dunham Woods Riding Club, WAYNE
Tickets
- Adult and 16 & Under tickets include the Concert and the post-concert Reception.
- VIP tickets include the Concert, Reception and also Dinner (available for order until July 27.)
- Livestream ticket available. We will send you the link prior to the concert.
Concert
The Academy Summer Camp Concert will feature baroque concerti and string orchestra classics performed by both the Camerata Chicago Senior and Junior Academy Orchestras. Students will have enjoyed a summer camp for the previous week at a country estate rehearsing with the Music Director and Academy faculty.
Enjoy a summer afternoon of fabulous music followed by a cocktail reception and dinner!
You will be delighted by the Telemann Viola Concerto performed by Academy violist Sylvia Byars. (See biography below)
The Senior Academy Orchestra will also perform the famous St. Paul Suite by Holst and the fabulous Shostakovich Waltz No. 2.
You will enjoy the Corelli Concerto Grosso No 4 in D Major and an arrangement of Borodin's Polovtsian Dance performed by the Junior Academy Orchestra.
The Academy Concertmaster Amelia Piscitelli, violist Sylvia Byars, principal cellist Charlotte Ries and pianist Kate Johnston will perform Beethoven's Piano Quartet in C major, WoO 36 No. 1.
Ordering Tickets
If you would like to attend dinner please order your VIP tickets and choose your menu no later than July 23. 16 & Under dinner consists of chicken tenders and fries. To choose your menu write to Bart at the address you will receive upon checkout.
Reception
Appetizers served with drinks.
Champagne served to adults
A range of soft drinks served to those under 21.
Dinner Menu
- Chicken Piccata
Angel Hair, Grilled Asparagus, Capers, Lemon Butter Sauce
- Grilled Flank Steak
Roasted Cremini Mushrooms, Grilled Broccoli, Chimichurri Sauce
- Vegetarian Fondue
Asparagus, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Peppers, Goat Cheese & Béchamel Sauce
- Kids Chicken Tenders
Served with French Fries
All Entrées come with House or Caesar Salad.
Wine Pour with Dinner (House Chardonnay & House Cabernet)
Soda, Tea, Coffee are included.
Meals will be served family style at table.
Biographical Notes
Sylvia Byars, viola
Sylvia Byars is fourteen years old and is educated at Veritas Scholars Academy. She began violin lessons when she was very young and at about the age of twelve she switched to the viola and today's concert performance marks her official debut as a soloist with the Telemann Viola Concerto. Sylvia studies the viola privately with Drostan Hall and joined the Camerata Chicago Academy Chamber Orchestra in 2018. She is now the Principal Violist of the senior ensemble. Sylvia is an enthusiastic member of the Wayne DuPage Hunt Pony Club and regularly participates in horse competitions and activities.
Academy
Founded in 2014, the Camerata Chicago Academy is an elite chamber orchestra educational program comprising young advanced students. The Academy provides a marvelous opportunity for young musicians to perform in a professional atmosphere with the Camerata Chicago faculty which manifests the educational spirit of Camerata Chicago’s founder and Music Director Drostan Hall. Maestro Hall has thirty years experience training aspiring young musicians. Many of the Academy’s members plan to study music at university and subsequently go on to have professional careers in music. The Senior Academy was recently featured on the 98.7 WFMT radio show Introductions.
For more information, visit Cameratachicago.org.