Preview of upcoming "Aqua" premiere, part of the "Chi-Scapes" project with the Chicago Sinfonietta

Local Chicago e-magazine DNAinfo Chicago previews the upcoming premiere of "Aqua" by Vivian Fung, as well as works by Armando Bayolo, Jonathan Holland, and Chris Rogerson - all works that are part of the "Chi-Scapes" project with the Chicago Sinfonietta.http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130520/south-loop/chiscape-pairs-music-with-architecture-for-one-night-symphony-performance#.UaqaKSEqy50.emailIn summary:"Chicago Sinfonietta is capping its 25th season with an unprecedented fusion of music and architecture titled "ChiScapes."  Part of a larger "CityScapes" concert that celebrates "the character of American cities through music," ChiScapes tasked four composers with creating short pieces inspired by a Chicago building of their choosing.  "It's a really unique idea; I'm not sure if I've known of another project like this," said composer Jennifer Higdon, who curated ChiScapes, choosing the artists and knitting their four distinct compositions into one piece...Higdon hand-selected composers Armando Bayolo, Vivian Fung, Jonathan Holland and Chris Rogerson, "a variety of really excellent composers whose styles I thought would fit well together," she said. Each was sent a selection of iconic Chicago buildings to choose from, and sent a stack of photos for inspiration...For the Aqua building piece, Vivian Fong [sic] contacted [Aqua's architect] Jeanne Gang and they started a ring of correspondence about the specific design of the building," Sinfonietta director Mei-Ann Chen said."