Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Black Lives Matter international collaboration

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

We are proud to present these new pieces created as part of an international collaboration between the Irene Taylor Trust and Civic Orchestra of Chicago to explore themes [...]

Back in the Windy City working with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Artistic Director Sara and experienced Project Leader Rex are back on the other side of the pond for our eighth commission from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Negaunee [...]

Artistic Director Sara on BBC Music Matters’ Chicago Symphony Orchestra special

June 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Our Artistic Director Sara Lee features in a special edition of BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters dedicated to the inspiring and innovative work the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is [...]

Postcards from our 6th & 7th projects with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

May 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Following five successful projects in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, we have been invited back to the Windy City for a sixth and seventh project with the Chicago [...]

Postcards from Chicago; fourth project with CSO

March 16, 2016 // 1 Comment

We have been invited back across the pond this Spring, following three previous successful projects with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Sara [...]

Lullaby Project film

May 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

In her ‘postcards’ from the project in Chicago this Spring with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, our Artistic Director Sara Lee mentioned the Lullaby Project. Here [...]

Postcards from Chicago – third CSO project

March 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

Following two very successful projects with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in 2013 and 2014, Sara Lee and Nick Hayes were invited back again this year. This time round [...]

Sara’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra blog

March 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

This month Sara and Nick returned to Chicago for a second project with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Cook County Juvenile Detention Centre. The trip also included a [...]

Second project with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

March 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

Last year we were invited across the pond to share our expertise with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Artistic Director Sara Lee and Project Leader extraordinaire Nick [...]