LAKESHORE RUSH COMPRISES EXTRAORDINARY MUSICIANS FROM CHICAGO WHO ARE
DELIGHTING AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES WITH RIVETING CONTEMPORARY AND
CLASSICAL STANDARDS AND FORGOTTEN MASTERPIECES, characterized by
programmatic innovation, synergistic collaborative partnerships and
intimate performances. Co-founded by clarinetist Laura McLaughlin and
flutist Erin Murphy in 2014, LAKESHORE RUSH HAS SINCE PREMIERED NEW
WORKS BY LAURA SCHWENDINGER, Joshua Hintze, Jonathan Hannau, Griffin
Candey, Pierre Jalbert, Beth Bradfish, and Roger Zare.Lakeshore Rush
takes its name from a previously endangered lakeshore grass that has
recently revitalized Lake Michigan’s shores in Chicago. Like the
renewal of this plant, the resurgence of contemporary classical music
has taken root and flourished in Chicago’s music culture. Indeed,
just off Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, one need only stroll along Rush
Street and Lake Shore Drive to experience the energy which motivates
and exhilarates the musicians of Lakeshore Rush.
Their inaugural 2014-2015 year included performances in the Chicago
Symphony Center as part of Meritfest, the George Crumb Festival at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, PianoForte Studios in Chicago, the
Chicago Center for Music Education, and Chicago’s Fine Arts
Building. Outreach programs include performances, masterclass and
reading sessions at Lawrence Conservatory in Wisconsin and University
of Illinois - Chicago. In 2016 Lakeshore Rush presented an innovative
program including compositions for toy instruments commissioned by the
ensemble. In the following season they were invited to collaborate
with the Chicago Composers’ Consortium to select and prepare new
pieces for Pierrot ensemble as part of their 2017 call for scores
competition. The concert featuring Amos Gillespie and members of C3
took place at Roosevelt University Ganz Hall. Their collaboration with
Amos Gillespie continued through 2018 - 2019 season, with performances
at the Fulton Street Collective, New Music Chicago Impromptu Fest at
Guarneri Hall and a concert at PianoForte Studios. The current 2019 -
2020 season includes performances at Chicago's Thirsty Ears Festival,
Chicago Cultural Center, St. Charles Public Library, and PianoForte
Studios, among others.
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