Windy City Times previews "City-Scapes" and profiles Jennifer Higdon

The Windy City Times features a profile on Jennifer Higdon, the curator of "ChiScapes", and delves into the inspiration behind the work."...Higdon's recently curated piece, "Chiscapes," a four-movement work where each movement has been inspired by a different iconic Chicago building, will be performed June 8-9 as part of the final concert, "City-Scapes," of the 25th Anniversary season of the Chicago Sinfonietta, led by Music Director Mei-Ann Chen and partnered with the Chicago Architecture Foundation.The composers and their architectural muses include: Armando Bayolo on the Modern Wing of the Art Institute Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; Vivian Fung on the Aqua building, designed by Jeanne Gang; Jonathan Holland on the S. R. Crown Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van de Rohe and Chris Rogerson on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion of Millennium Park, designed by Frank Gehry."Read more...