- Community School
- Music lessons, classes, and programs for all ages and skill levels
- The Academy
- A comprehensive program for advanced pre-college musicians
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Expressive art therapies for children, adults, and families
- Cultural Events
- Concerts series and events in the critically acclaimed Nichols Concert Hall
- December 08, 2009
- Music Institute of Chicago Announces Dr. Mark George as New President and CEO
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- February 01, 2010
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New! ComedySportz Improv Classes at MIC!
Take adavantage of MIC's partnership with the renowned Chicago ComedySportz Theatre! - read more »
- February 06, 2010
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Chicago Duo-Piano Winter Mini-Fest
Join us for a weekend of four-hand fun with duo-piano activities, faculty & guest artists concert, performances and more! - read more »
- February 13, 2010
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Valentine's Day Dance with Dr. Mark and the Sutures
Free admission! 6:00 pm Highland Park campus, 1991 Sheridan Road - read more »
- February 14, 2010
- Keyboard Departmental Recital
- 12:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
- February 16, 2010
- Matthew Hagle, piano
- 7:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- February 20, 2010
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Academy Strings Orchestra Concert
free and open to the public - read more »
- February 20, 2010
- Academy Strings and Academy Chamber Orchestra Concert
- 7:30 PM, Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia
- February 26, 2010
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Mid-Winter Suzuki Cello Workshop
February 26-28, 2010 - Evanston East Campus, 1490 Chicago Avenue
- February 27, 2010
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Mid-Winter Suzuki Cello Workshop
February 26-28, 2010 - Evanston East Campus, 1490 Chicago Avenue
- February 28, 2010
- Mid-Winter Suzuki Piano Workshop
- Winnetka Campus, 300 Green Bay Road
- February 28, 2010
- Mid-Winter Suzuki Cello Workshop
- Evanston East Campus, 1490 Chicago Avenue
- March 05, 2010
- Augusta Read Thomas
- 6:45 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 06, 2010
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Four Score Festival Composer Master Class
10 am Nichols Concert Hall - read more »
- March 06, 2010
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Four Score Festival Master Class: The Four Score Festival honors three of today's most esteemed American women composers, Augusta Thomas Read, Laura Schwendinger, and Stacy Garrop.
The festival includes three Academy students, each performing a work by one composer, in a master class. - 10:00 AM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
- March 06, 2010
- Academy Students Perform Works by Four Score Festival Composers
- 10:00 AM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 06, 2010
- Generation Next Competition Winners Concert
- 6:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 06, 2010
- Laura Schwendinger
- 6:45 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 07, 2010
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Lora Zhizhin Violin Studio Recital
5:30 pm Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka
- March 07, 2010
- Stacy Garrop
- 2:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 13, 2010
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Mid-Winter Suzuki Viola Workshop: Violapalooza!
March 13, 2010 at St. Scholastica March 14, 2010 at Evanston East Campus - St. Scholastica Academy, 7416 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, Illinois
- March 13, 2010
- Let’s Make Music
- 10:00 AM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 14, 2010
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Mid-Winter Suzuki Viola Workshop: Violapalooza!
March 13, 2010 at St. Scholastica March 14, 2010 at MIC Evanston East Campus - Evanston East Campus, 1490 Chicago Avenue
- March 14, 2010
- Suzuki Sunday
- 1:00 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka Campus
- March 17, 2010
- Dr. Christine Marshall Kraemer
- 12:15 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 21, 2010
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Mary Drews Piano Studio Recital
11:00 am Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka campus
- March 21, 2010
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Open House/Instrument Petting Zoo
1:30 pm Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka campus
- March 21, 2010
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Wendy Morgan/Frank Winkler Recital
3:00 pm Thoresen Performance Center, Winnetka campus
- March 21, 2010
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Lincoln Trio
Desirée Ruhstrat,violin; David Cunliffe, cello; and Marta Aznavoorian, piano - 3:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- March 30, 2010
- Cyrus Forough, violin
- 7:00 PM, Nichols Concert Hall
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- April 03, 2010
- Strings Departmental Recital
- 4:30 PM, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston East Campus
Coming up
Matthew Hagle, piano
February 16, 2010, 7:00 PM
Masterpieces by Debussy, Messiaen, Fauré and Ravel accompany Alkan’s Le Festin d’Esope and Takemitsu’s Les Yeux clos II
In the News
Summer on Broadway
February 10, 2010
Summer Fun at MIC! Warm up your vocal chords and get your feet wet acting. Don't miss this top-notch line up of musical theater offerings.
Valentine's Day Dance with Dr. Mark and the Sutures
February 13, 2010
Spend part of your Valentine's Day weekend with MIC at a free Valentine's Day Dance in Highland Park.
Music for Life Partnership: ArsViva! and MIC
February 28, 2010
Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra and MIC bring a unique new program to children ages 4-10. Introduce your children to live classical music and create lasting memories of shared family experiences.
New! ComedySportz Improv Classes at MIC!
February 01, 2010
Take adavantage of MIC's partnership with the renowned Chicago ComedySportz Theatre! Improv offers a great opportunity to use spontaneity and creativity will building social communication skills and confidence.
Creative Arts Therapy Summer Camps
February 08, 2010
This summer, MIC's Institute for Therapy through the Arts is offering a variety of arts camps serving kids ages 4-18 with varying interests and all levels of ability. Take a leap and jump into to summer fun at ITA!
Our Mission
Music for all ages...
Learning for Life
Founded in 1931, the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) is an exceptional community music school with a national reputation. MIC’s mission is to provide a foundation for lifelong enjoyment of music by offering the highest quality music education for students of all ability levels, from four months to 100 years of age.