Please bring a chair or blanket to enjoy this concert on our lawn featuring romantic and spiritual classical music by Schubert, Bruch, Godard, Mozart, Shostakovich, and Gershwin.
In 2018, Kathryn Siegel, violin and Marty Hackl, violin/viola formed their duo, Syncronia. Kathryn has been performing for over two decades with orchestras on many concert stages. She played with the Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon, Portugal, for six years, touring Europe and South America. She is currently a member of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.
Marty has been a Chicago area performer for many years as a recitalist, and as a member of many of the region's notable ensembles, including the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Light Opera Works, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, and the Rockford Symphony.
Kathryn and Marty will be accompanied by Joel Ross at the piano. A multi-faceted musician, Joel Ross is a noted pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and music educator. From 1988-2014, he served as music director of Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, sharing his passion for the choral art with hundreds of young men in the community. Noted for equal facility in both the classical and jazz realm, Mr. Ross’s eclectic performance experience ranges from solo recital, chamber music, symphonic literature, and oratorio, to appearances in choral conventions, jazz festivals and musical theater. Presently, he serves as principal pianist for the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.
In case of rain, the concert will take place in the Auditorium.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave.
Mass transit options include CTA, Metra, and Pace.
