For
over two decades Sinfonia da Camera, the prairie states’ premier
chamber orchestra has been bringing world-class music to the
University of Illinois campus. Through Maestro Ian Hobson’s
commitment to excellence Sinfonia has achieved national and international
recognition.
Following a successful concert
series in Beijing and Shanghai, Sinfonia da Camera returns to CU
to celebrate the universal
language of music in the 2007-08 season! Sinfonia’s
24th season features artists and music from around the world
with such concerts
as Tales of The Yellow River with Xu Zhong
and Fiesta and Fandangos with Roberto Sierra and James Carter.
The
extraordinary talents of local artists John Dee, Sherban Lupu,
Stefan Milenkovich, Fred Stoltzfus and the University of Illinois
Chamber
Singers perform music from Vivaldi to Copland, while Ian Hobson
displays his versatility as conductor, pianist and orchestrator.
Sinfonia
da Camera appears under the auspices of the Krannert Center for the
Performing
Arts and the College of Fine and Applied Arts at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.