SUBSCRIPTION: Music with a View

Sheridan Music Studio's International Live and Virtual Young Artist Festival and Competition focusing on the works of W.A. Mozart Live or Virtual Competitor Fee: $100.
Auditor/Audience fee: $25 in studio, $15 for Virtual Livestream (sold under separate event). Each Competitor is allowed Two Complimentary Guests in the studio for the competition (pending current COVID-19 safety regulations), and one email-based Livestream ticket.

Auditor/Audience fee for the 2021 Mozart with a View Young Artists Festival and Competition.

The Kaia String Quartet will perform beloved works by Latin American composers: José Bragato, Tres movimientos porteños para cuarteto de cuerdas basados en ritmos de tango I. Popular II. Romántico III. Culto

Claudio Santoro, String Quartet No. 3 I. Allegro II. Lento III. Vivo IV. Andante- Allegro

Silvestre Revueltas, String Quartet No. 2 I. Allegro giocoso II. Molto Vivace III. Allegro molto sostenuto

Astor Piazzolla, from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas Invierno Porteño Primavera Porteña From the tango of the Rio de la Plata to the string quartets of Silvestre Revueltas, the KAIA String Quartet is an ensemble devoted to promoting the rich and colorful music of Latin America. Active performers in both the US and abroad, highlights of the 2019-2020 season include a residency at the Avaloch Farm Institute, a concert tour in Uruguay and Argentina including a performance at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, as well as performances at various concert series in North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The Quartet plays an active role in Chicago's music scene where they are regular guests at the Chicago Latino Music Festival and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. In 2017, KAIA was the first ensemble in residence at Chicago's classical radio station, WFMT. During this residency they explored the world of Latin classical music with audiences through daily radio segments, performances and broadcasts around the city and the production of KAIA Kids, a series of children's education videos.

Celebrated by Downbeat magazine for its ability to "beautifully blur the lines between jazz, classical, Latin and world music" KAIA’s album collaboration with Fareed Haque was chosen by Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich as one of the top ten classical recordings of 2018. Their album, Sureño, explores the music and relationship of Argentinian composers Astor Piazzolla and José Bragato. The latest recording project released in 2020 includes a collaboration with jazz pianist Ryan Cohan in his work Originations. KAIA together with Cohan and his chamber ensemble were featured performing this piece at 2019 Chicago's Jazz Fest main stage.

KAIA is deeply devoted to music education. From 2013-2017, the quartet traveled to Tijuana, Mexico to present and perform in schools through the sponsorship of the Mainly Mozart Festival. They are teaching artists for Ravinia's ReachTeachPlay program and for the International Music Foundation's Live Music Now program. KAIA is currently in residence at DePaul University’s Community Music Division.

Steinway Artist Susan Merdinger performs a solo piano recital program. Program TBA.

Sheridan Solisti performs works for piano and woodwinds.