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05/05/2008 A Dream of Arabia to Premiere in the U.S.! ) Described by luminaries in the dance community as “Spectacular” and “Like a Middle Eastern ‘Riverdance’”, A DREAM OF ARABIA makes its United States premiere June 12 - 15, 2008 at Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.

03/25/2008 Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts to Present Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Choral Fantasy April 10th and 14th Gala to feature guest conductor Jane Glover

02/29/2008 Millennium Chamber Players to Perform at Sherwood! Sherwood Conservatory of Music Presents the Millennium Chamber Players for a FREE CONCERT on Saturday, March 15th, at 7:00.

02/06/2008 Chicago Chorale to Present J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion Concert at Church of the Holy Family to feature pre-concert remarks by Martin Marty

01/16/2008 Merit School of Music Appoints New Dean of Programs and Co-Artistic Directors Merit School of Music is pleased to announce the appointments of Troy Anderson as Dean of Programs and Timothy Riordan and Shalisa Kline Ugaz as Co-Artistic Directors. These three individuals will lead an outstanding artistic team of more than 100 Chicago-area artists and educators at Merit School

11/20/2007 FOUR EMMYS FOR HMS MEDIA’S NEWEST TV SPECIAL 13-time Emmy winners have now been nominated 36 times in 19 years!

11/02/2007 The Chicago Studio for Professional Singing Presents "Opera Gala 2007" November 18th The concert will feature an evening of arias at Sherwood Conservatory Recital Hall at 1312 S. Michigan Avenue

10/01/2007 Chicago Children's Choir Appoints New Executive Director Helen Eaton has been appointed new President/Executive Director, effective November 5, 2007.

09/25/2007 Northwest Indiana Symphony Sells Out Crown Point Season Opener! NISO continues to thrill audiences!

09/07/2007 Ruth Page's "Billy Sunday" to Air on WTTW Sunday,September 16th HMS Media presents the groundbreaking ballet created by Ruth Page

09/04/2007 Maestro Kirk Muspratt Renews Contract with New Philharmonic Orchestra and DuPage Opera Theatre On the rise conductor continues passionate mission of making classical music accessible for all

07/19/2007 Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Gift The ESO is pleased to announce a major gift from Elmhurst resident and long-time ESI member Frederick G. Smith.

07/12/2007 Leopold Group Introduces itself to Chicago Dance Scene! The Leopold Group, a new modern dance company founded by Lizzie Leopold, will perform a concert at the Pritzker Auditorium at the Washington Library on Septermber 7th.

07/09/2007 About Dance World Festival About Dance: Jazz Dance World Festival, July 12th, 6 p.m. at Chicago Cultural Center - a dynamic series of dance performances featuring recent work by internationally acclaimed jazz companies August 1- 4 at The Harris Theater.

07/09/2007 Johnny Frigo, 1916-2007 Legendary Chicago musician, violinist Johnny Frigo, died Wednesday, July 4th, due to complications from a fall. He was 90 years old.

06/12/2007 CDMA New Member Groups CDMA Announces New Member Organizations!

The Chicago Dance and Music Alliance is very pleased to announce the addition of the following member groups: MAQAM, Baroque Band, I Am Dance/ Epiphany Youth Ensemble, and Von Heidecke's Festival Ballet.

06/10/2007 CDMA Website Launch Party/Membership Meeting Chicago Dance and Music Alliance's Website Launch Party/Membership Meeting was held on Wed. June 13th in the Machold space on the 8th floor of the Fine Arts Building at 410 S. Michigan Avenue.

06/09/2007 HMS Media Dance Special on WTTW Emmy-Award winning HMS Media's newest broadcast special, "Getting There: Jump Rhythm Jazz Project," premiered on WTTW11 on Thursday, May 17, at 8 p.m., and then repeated on Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m.

04/26/2005 Keith Givens leaves Alliance - heads for limelight Keith Givens, the Alliance's staff Dance Specialist from June 2003 through this March, is heading back to the stage with a vengeance, with a role as a principle dancer in Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2005-2006 production of "The Midsummer Marriage," and work with his company, K-Theory Dance Production.