The Downers Grove Concert Association has announced programming for the 64th Artists Showcase West classical music series. Four concerts are planned, with three to take place in the Johnson Auditorium on the campus of Downers Grove North High School and one in Naperville's Wentz Concert Hall. True to the Showcase's tradition, the season will feature musicians of outstanding quality and international acclaim from the United States and abroad. Until June 28th subscriptions to all four concerts are available in
a special early bird package. If purchased by June 28, all four concerts will cost $80 for individuals, $40 for students and $170 for families. After the deadline, the same tickets increase to $100, $50 and $200 respectively. Individual tickets can be bought for $30 ($15 for students in grades 1-12.)
Artists Showcase West performances are held on Sunday afternoons at 3 pm with a pre-concert conversation moderated by music commentator Joshua Kind beginning at 2 pm. Ample free off street parking is available at both the Johnson Auditorium as well as Wentz Concert Hall. For more information please call 630-963-9093 or visit www.dgconcerts.org. The 2010-2011 Artists Showcase West season is supported by the Illinois Arts Council, and contributions to help fund Artists Showcase West are fully
tax-deductible.
Claire Huangei, Piano - Artists Showcase West's season concludes on March 20th, 2011 with a performance by the 20 year old American pianist Claire Huangci. A child prodigy who became the youngest Yamaha artist in history, Ms. Huangci has appeared in Carnegie Hall and with various American and European orchestras. Claire is the winner of the 2010 National Chopin Competition held in Miami and will participae this fall in Poland's International Chopin Duszniki Festival honoring the 200th anniversary
of Chopin's birth. During her May 2010 Asian tour she was given the honor of performing Prokofiev's challenging Piano Concerto No. 3 at the opening of the Shanghai World Expo conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. Claire is a graduate of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music and currently studies in Hanover, Germany.