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1099 String Quartet – 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Free
1099 STRING QUARTET – 2019 – INSIDE Field House if RAINING
Sundays at 11am – 12:30pm
June 9 & June 23
July 7 & July 21
August 11 & August 25
September 8
No Admission Charge
LOCATION: Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622
OUTSIDE PERFORMANCE SITE: Damen/Schiller Entrance to Park
RAIN LOCATION: Field House Gym
SIGN UP for the 10am Historic Park & Garden Tour
The Wicker Park Advisory Council & Garden Club in partnership with the Chicago Park District will present The 1099 String Quartet, a cutting edge professional string quartet led by Ryan Loeckel.
The quartet will present thematic programs and perform outside in the park. To enhance thematic content of each performance additional instruments will be added to the quartet at some of the performances.
Come at 10am and take a tour of the Park and Gardens before the performance.
Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy or pick up some food at the WPB Farmers Market (8am-2pm Each Week).
June 23, 2019 PROGRAM
“Jazz Cords” (2 violins, viola, cello)
Gershwin favorites and other jazzy fun including hits from Porgy and Bess and the infamous Rhapsody in Blue.
Matt Cataldi, violin
Joanna Bryk-Roberts, violin
Sixto Franco, viola
Chris Ferrer, cello
Will Justice, site manager/sound engineer
It’s Only A Paper Moon………………….Harburg/Rose
It Had To Be You…………………………………….Jones
Bye, Bye Blackbird………………………….Henderson
Blue Moon……………………………………….Rodgers
Take Five………………………………………….Brubeck
Stormy Weather………………………………………Arlen
How High The Moon………………………………..Lewis
A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Black Orpheus)…….Bonfa
My Funny Valentine………………………………Rodgers
Variations on I Got Rhythm…………………..Gershwin
Someone To Watch Over Me………………….Gershwin
Prelude No. 2…………………………………….Gershwin
Andante con moto e poco rubato
Largamente con moto
An American In Paris………………………….Gershwin
Concerto in F………………………………….Gershwin
Adagio
Andante con moto
Second Rhapsody………………………………Gershwin
Rhapsody In Blue……………………………….Gershwin
About Ryan Loeckel – Artistic Director
Ryan Loeckel is an active musician, vocalist and arts administrator in the Chicagoland area. Trained as a classical violinist and violist at the Ohio State University, he is a descendant of the Max Aronoff line of violists through studies with Marcia Ferritto. He has played in Principal positions under conductors and composers such as John Corigliano, Alessandro Siciliani, Louis Lane, Michael Tilson Thomas and Krzyszt of Penderecki, in addition to sharing the stage with various recording artists including Josh Groban, Idina Menzel and Barry Manilow amongst others. Ryan’s playing, singing, and arrangements have been heard on syndicated National Public Radio broadcasts, aboard five-star Holland America Line ships and in hundreds of performances at professional Equity theaters. Ryan is Executive Director of the Danville Symphony Orchestra in Danville, IL.
PERFORMERS on June 23
Matthew Cataldi received a master’s of music degree in violin performance from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana University in Bloomington. He is the recipient of numerous grants, fellowships and scholarships at the local, state and national levels. Principal teachers have included Gerardo Ribeiro, Ilya Kaler, Davis Brooks and Anna Svirsky. His coaches have included Mathias Tacke, DaXun Zhang, David Campbell, Ik-Hwan Bae, and Ann Setzer. As a violin teacher, Matt has given guest lectures and recitals in both modern and period stylistic practices at the Columbia College of Chicago and Lake Forest College. He also started the string educational programs at the Westerville (Ohio) Strings Academy and helped to start the Little Crickets Strings Program at the McGaw YMCA in Evanston. His interest in contemporary music is mirrored by his performances in Accessible Contemporary Musicians, the Palomar Ensemble, Aperiodic, and by sponsoring new composers as Music Director of the Renovo String Orchestra.
Joanna Bryk-Roberts began playing violin at the age of seven. She studied at Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland, and received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from DePaul University, where she studied with violin professors Joseph Genualdi and Ilya Kaler. Joanna performed with chamber orchestras in Poland, Switzerland, Germany and even the Spanish Court. She has played in the Chicago area with the Lira Ensemble, Advent Chamber Orchestra, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago and a variety of other chamber groups. She currently plays with Rockford Symphony Orchestra and teaches at Encore Music Academy.
Sixto Franco enjoys an active career as a performer, teacher and composer, including performances with Eighth Black Bird, International Chamber Artists, Symbiosis Ensemble in L.A., the Kaia String Quartet, Chicago Chamber Music Festival and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. He enjoys composing and has written music for different mediums such as chamber music, theater and dance, and made his debut in 2011 premiering his work “Blanco y Negro” in a Cancer Benefit at the Spanish Consulate in Los Angeles. The “malArte Association” of Valencia, Spain, premiered his piece Five “O’clock Tabu” as the soundtrack for the interdisciplinary work with the same title. His last collaboration included the Chicago’s Tiffany Lawsone Dance Company resulting in the creation of “Calm Panic” for solo viola and dancer. Sixto has released three albums: “Latino Music for Guitar and string quartet” (2018) released by DelMark records, “Latinoamerica” (2015) and “Quartango” (2016) as a member of the Chicago based Kaia String Quartet. He is a Master Graduate from Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California and has earned a Performance Degree in Chamber Music studies at the Northern Illinois University.
Christopher Ferrer is a member of Lakeshore Rush and teaches at the New Music School. He performs with Camerata Chicago and has been a featured chamber musician on WFMT. From 2013-2014 he worked as principal cellist for the West Side Story North American Tour. Christopher attended the Royal College of Music in London and Northern Illinois University. While in high school, he was a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Encore Chamber Orchestra. Christopher studied cello with Ann Griffin, John Sharp, Sasha Boyarsky, and Cheng-Hou Lee, and has had the opportunity to perform in masterclasses with Julian Jacobson, Janet Hilton, Lewis Kaplan, and Warren Jones.
1099 SERIES – 2019
June 9, 2019
“Minuets & Marches” (2 violins, viola, cello)
Music to move the people! Classical favorites for dance and purpose, including Anna’s Minuet and Handel’s Water Music Suite.
June 23, 2019
“Jazz Cords” (2 violins, viola, cello)
Gershwin favorites and other jazzy fun including hits from Porgy and Bess and the infamous Rhapsody in Blue.
July 7, 2019
“Masters in America” (2 violins, viola, cello)
Classic music written in America including Samuel Barber’s beautiful Adagio for Strings, and favorites of Bernstein, Copeland, Paul McCartney, and Phillip Glass.
July 21, 2019
“Highs & Lows” (flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, bass)
What happens when you mix the highest of the high and the lowest of the low—a bass fiddle and a piccolo? Haunting beauty! Featuring the Devienne Duo in C Minor and Erwin Schulhoff’s Concertino for flute, viola, and double bass.
August 11, 2019
“8-bit: Gamer’s Delight” (synth/tracks, 2 violins, viola, cello)
Classic video game melodies and original composition of ambient wizard Hippie Priest.
August 25, 2019
“Bach to Broadway” (2 violins, voice, keyboard)
Various selections spanning over 300 years of musical repertoire, including selections from the Baroque, Romantic opera, and modern Musical Theatre.
September 8, 2019
“Sum of the Parts” (double string quartet)
Bach: Unaccompanied Suite for cello (5:00)
Bach: Partita in E Major for violin (5:00)
Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia, Op. 20, No. 2 for violin & viola (7:00)
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (32:00)
SPONSORS & PARTNERS OF CREATE MUSIC
George Mariner & Michael Payette
Megan Williamson Artist & Creative Activist
Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
These Artists Submitted JPEGS of their Art Work and CREATED 8ft X 4ft Backdrops for String Performances
View the Work on the 1099 String Quartet Walls
CLICK artists Names and Learn More About Their Work or to Contact Them!
Adam Scott
Joseph Vallee
Megan Williamson
Moses Hoskins
