Nichols Concert Hall Ticketing Policy and Reservations
New this season!
The Music Institute is pleased to welcomes five resident ensembles (Apollo's Fire, Chicago a capella, Civitas Ensemble, the Orion Ensemble, and Rembrandt Chamber Players) to Nichols Concert Hall for the 2024-2025 season.
This new partnership includes a range of public performances showcasing the breadth and depth of great music-making in Chicago and compliments the Music Institute's "Nichols Concert Hall Presents" series as well a robust calendar of Music Institute of Chicago faculty and student performances and other special events. In addition, resident ensembles will expand enrichment opportunities available to Music Institute of Chicago students through master classes and other educational offerings.
Click Here to reserve tickets for the "Nichols Concert Hall Presents" series, and choose the event date you plan to attend.
How to request free tickets for Nichols Concert Hall Resident Ensemble performances
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Current registered Music Institute of Chicago students may request
a complimentary ticket for themselves plus one guest.- If you have more than 1 student enrolled at MIC, you will need to make separate orders for each registered student.
- If you have more than 1 student enrolled at MIC, you will need to make separate orders for each registered student.
- If additional tickets are needed, they can be purchased separately.
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All seating is General Admission. Official tickets will be issued by the participating organization via EMAIL or held at BOX OFFICE before the performance.
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Ticket registration opens 1 month prior to the scheduled event and closes 48 hours before the event. Each event is FREE, with a suggested donation of $10. (You can add any dollar amount to your ticket when you select your ticket quantity, including $0.00, but you'll need to enter something in that field to continue).
Please Note:
Only register for an event if you are able to attend. Attendance will be checked after the event. Those with more than 2 missed performance reservations will be be unable to request free tickets to future events.
Schedule of ticketed Events
DECEMBER 2024
NICHOLS CONCERT HALL PRESENTS
THE "DUKE IT OUT" NUTCRACKER
Saturday, December 7 at 11 AM
This unique Nutcracker performance pits the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn) versions of the holiday favorite in a spectacular side-by-side showdown. Curated by Dance Chicago, the program features members of Braeburn Brass and Music Institute of Chicago Ensemble-in Residence, Quintet Attacca.
Instrument Petting Zoo at 10 AM | Nichols Concert Hall Lobby
Music Institute of Chicago's faculty presents an interactive musical instrument petting zoo, when children ages 3 and older have a chance to try a range of instruments featured in the Tchaikovsky Nutcracker score.
MIC students may reserve up to 3 complimentary tickets for this performance.
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CIVITAS ENSEMBLE ~ Happy Holidays
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Join Civitas Ensemble in celebrating the holiday season, performing music by Astor Piazzolla, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Antonio Vivaldi with featured guest artists Hugh Russell, baritone and Emma Gerstein, flute.
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CHICAGO A CAPPELLA ~ Holidays A Cappella
Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The nostalgic joys of friendship, family, and the magic of Christmas come to musical life, as guest actor Greg Vinkler helps us retell Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales.
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FEBRUARY 2025
REMBRANDT CHAMBER MUSICIANS ~Flute for Fun
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join Rembrandt Chamber Musicians and CSO flute and piccolo Jennifer Gunn in "Flute For Fun," an exciting concert featuring an evening of exquisite harmonies and delicate artistry that will captivate your senses and elevate your musical soul. Works by Beethoven, Andrey Rubtsov, and Amy Beach.
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APOLLO'S FIRE ~ Vivaldi in Love: Double Concertos Fire & Romance
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Was Vivaldi in love with young soprano Anna Giraud? Apollo’s Fire musicians explore this question as we take you back to Valentine’s Day in 1725. Double-concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann that are sometimes playful, sometimes romantic, alongside arias of love by Monteverdi and Vivaldi. Vivaldi’s fiery Concerto for Four Violins ends the program with Passion. Period.
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MARCH 2025
ORION ENSEMBLE ~ To Life!
Saturday March 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Alexander Goldstein
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REMBRANDT CHAMBER MUSICIANS ~ 20th Century Romance
Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 PM
Immerse yourself in the lush, emotional landscapes of Rembrandt's 20th-Century Romance showcasing the passionate interplay between violin and piano with music from Shostakovich, Moszkowski, and Korngold. Discover the depth and innovation of modern romantic works as CSO violinist Simon Michal and Grammy Nominated pianist Marta Aznavoorian bring these captivating pieces to vibrant life.
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APRIL 2025
CHICAGO A CAPPELLA ~ Jazz A Cappella
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7:30PM
Trace the journey of jazz from its roots in the swinging sounds of the big band era to the intricate harmonies of bebop and the sultry allure of vocal jazz styles, with classics by Ellington, Gershwin, and many more.
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MAY 2025
ORION ENSEMBLE ~ To Joy!
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Featuring special guests Stephen Boe, viola; Robert Kassinger, bass; Andrei Muravev, bassoon; and Greg Flint, French horn performing works by Richard Strauss and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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REMBRANDT CHAMBER MUSICIANS ~ Sound Czech
Sunday May, 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join Rembrandt Chamber Musicians and Black Oak Ensemble for an exciting collaborative concert featuring Czech masterworks by Dvorak, Hans Krasa, Tanec, and Gideon Klein. The Black Oak Ensemble consists of violinist Desirée Ruhstrat and cellist David Cunliffe, members of the GRAMMY-nominated Lincoln Trio, and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, a founding member of the ground-breaking, GRAMMY-nominated Spektral Quartet.
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JUNE 2025
CIVITAS ENSEMBLE ~ Civitas Ensemble Season Finale
Sunday June 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Celebrate another fantastic year of live chamber music from Civitas Ensemble with our Season Finale, featuring octets by Enescu and Mendelssohn.
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PAST EVENTS...
SEPTEMBER 2024
CHICAGO A CAPPELLA ~ "Lamentations"
Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Exploring the universal theme of yearning for a place to call home, “Lamentations” features an evocative collaboration with Ballet 5:8, bringing contemporary movement to Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah.
ORION ENSEMBLE ~ To Melody! w/ Special Guest Stephen Boe (viola) and Mathias Tacke (violin)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Featuring music by Max Bruch, Franz Schubert, and Antonin Dvorák.
OCTOBER 2024
CIVITAS ENSEMBLE ~ Celebrating Bruckner's 200th
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Celebrating the music of Anton Bruckner, the virtuosic Austrian composer and musician who would have turned 200 years old this year. Featuring guest musicians: Soyoung Bae, violin; Danny Lai, viola; WeiJing Michal, viola; Ian Hallas, bass.
APOLLO'S FIRE ~ Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2,3,4 & 6
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The season opens with sizzling virtuosity! The exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians revel in four of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concertos, plus the beloved Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Soloists include daredevil violinist Alan Choo and dazzling guest trumpeter Caleb Hudson of the Canadian Brass.
REMBRANDT CHAMBER MUSICIANS ~ Storytelling
Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Featuring violinist Kim Chee-Yun and pianist Henry Kramer in a program of exciting, narrative, and virtuosic works.
NOVEMBER 2024
ORION ENSEMBLE ~ To Hope!
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Featuring music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jose Elizando, and Dmitri Shostakovich with guests Stephen Boe, viola and Mathias Tacke, violin