Heaven Gallery

This harp duo is in Chicago for a brief stint to do two performances, one of which Heaven Gallery is proud to be hosting. Their youthful energy and enchantingly beautiful sound is something not to be missed.

For more information on the duo:

www.parisharpduo.com

The Paris Harp Duo Presents an All-French Program
Presented by the Heaven Gallery Classical Series- January 2nd, 7:00pm

The Paris Harp Duo will present a special program of French Music for harp duet and solo harp on Wednesday, January 2nd, 7pm at the Heaven Gallery, 1550 N. Milwaukee, slightly southeast of the Milwaukee/North/Damen intersection in Wicker Park.
The program for harp duo will feature Bernard Andres’ “Parvis” and “Jardin des Paons,” Jean-Michel Damase’s “Sonatine,” Cesar Franck’s “Prelude, Fugue, and Variations,” and Maurice Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite.” Harp solos will be Marcel Tournier’s “Image” played by Marta Power and local composer Wes Alexander’s “Limberlost: The Life of the Birdwoman” played by Elizabeth Jaxon. The latter piece was originally written for and premiered by Ms Jaxon.
Tickets, which include a post-concert reception, will be sold at the door for a suggested donation of $10.

The members of the Paris Harp Duo are Elizabeth Jaxon and Marta Power, both of whom are studying and making music careers in Paris, France. The duo strives to bring the richness of two harps to music otherwise beyond the possibilities of a single instrument. With the variety of textures and the increased technical capabilities which two harps allow, they also seek to enrich their instrument's repertoire through transcriptions as well as new compositions.
Elizabeth Jaxon obtained her Bachelor's of Music in harp performance at the University of Illinois (UIUC), under the instruction of Ann Yeung. She is now continuing her studies in Paris with Isabelle Perrin at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where she earned her Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution and is pursuing her Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste. She has successfully participated in several masterclasses and competitions; most recently she was awarded 3rd prize in the Camac harp competition of the North London Festival of Music and 2nd prize at the first international harp competition of Szeged, Hungary.
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Marta Power earned her Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution in Harp Performance from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris in 2006, where she is currently pursuing the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste under the continued guidance of Isabelle Perrin. In the same year she received her Licence de Musicologie from the Sorbonne University in Paris. Having lived in Paris since 2001, Ms Power has had the opportunity to solo with the Orchestre de la Société Symphonique et Chorale de la Poste et France Télécom as well as participate in several masterclasses. Ms Power has won prizes in many international harp competitions including the 4th International Felix Godefroid Harp Competition in Belgium, the UFAM Competition in Paris, the Camac Harp Competition of the North London Festival of Music and Drama in England, the 12th European Music Competition of Picardy in France, and the Salvi Le Parnasse competition in Paris. She is currently the harp professor at the Académies Inter Musicales de Paris and leads an active private harp studio.

Alejandro Acierto, clarinet; Isabel Castellvi, cello

The ai ensemble opens their second season with an exciting collaborative program of chamber and solo works including three world premieres by Nick DeMaison, Paul Pinto and Conrad Windslow. For this concert, the ai ensemble will perform chamber works with soprano and long time collaborator Amanda DeBoer on works that include Jonathon Harvey's Chu for soprano, contrabass clarinet and cello and featuring solo works by Georges Aperghis, Keeril Makan, and Giacinto Scelsi.

The program includes:

* Four premieres of new works written for ai ensemble by Conrad Winslow (NY) Two Threads, Nick DeMaison (NY) Black Wheels, Paul Pinto (NY) mini_004

* Chu by Jonathon Harvey for Soprano, Contrabass Clarinet & Cello with guest artist Amanda DeBoer

* Solo works by Keril Makan Zones d'accord (cello), Georges Aperghis Recitation No. 12 (for solo voice), Giacinto Scelsi Ixor (for clarinet)

SMILE an installation by Aay Preston-Myint
Friday, January 4, 7-11pm
Show runs from January 4th through January 19th

SMILE is a participatory installation in which viewers can use props,
backdrops and costumes to stage photos predicting the mutating beings
and environments that will soon populate our future wastelands.

DRESS TO THRILL - THE END IS NIGH

Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL

Gallery hours are Saturdays from 1-5pm or by appointment.

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Marci Cole's donation yoga has moved to Tuesdays at 6pm.

Saturday, January 12th - 10:00pm

Set 1:

Kevin Davis, cello
Aaron Zarzutzki, no-output turntable

Set 2:

Keefe Jackson, reeds
Steve Hess, percussion
Brian Labycz, electronics

$10 donation

Saturday, January 12th - 10:00pm

Set 1:

Kevin Davis, cello
Aaron Zarzutzki, no-output turntable

Set 2:

Keefe Jackson, reeds
Steve Hess, percussion
Brian Labycz, electronics

$10 donation

Marci Cole instructs yoga in heaven for a donation.

SMILE an installation by Aay Preston-Myint
Saturday, January 19, 6-10pm

SMILE is a participatory installation in which viewers can use props,
backdrops and costumes to stage photos predicting the mutating beings
and environments that will soon populate our future wastelands.

DRESS TO THRILL - THE END IS NIGH

Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL

This closing event will include a slide show of the photos from the opening and a mask-making workshop.

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Saturday, January 19th - 10:00pm

Set One:

Ben Boye - piano
Emmett Kelly - guitar
Quin Kirchner - drums

Set Two:

Jaimie Branch - trumpet
Josh Abrams - bass
John Herndon - drums

$10 donation

Marci Cole instructs yoga in heaven for a donation.

Harold Arts presents "Birds of Prey"
Opening Reception Friday January 25th - 6pm
Screening of video works Saturday January 26th - 8pm

Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622

Featuring new works by:

Clara Alcott - Thomas Macker -
Jason Ajemian - Curtis Mann -
Justin Berry - Jessye McDowell -
Janine Biunno - Clare Parry -
Jonathan Bush - Marc Riordan -
Melissa Damasauskus - Paul Roux -
Ben Driggs - Jamie Solock -
Natalia Duncan - Greg Stimac -
Stephen Eichhorn - Julie Troost -
Maggie Haas - Jacob Wick -
Jason Lazarus - Nicholas Wylie -
Allie Yasukawa

Birds of Prey is an exhibition of works created by the 2007 Harold Arts Residency Program participants. Each July, Harold Arts invites new, emerging and mid-career artists and musicians to a tree farm in Ohio's Appalachian foothills to collaborate and create new works in a pastoral landscape.

Harold Arts is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago whose mission is to cultivate creative opportunities for new, emerging and mid-career artists and musicians through its annual artist residency, exhibitions, and concerts.

More information on Harold Arts and other events available at www.haroldarts.org

Fri. January 25th @ Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl.
10PM, $5, All Ages

Who Cares How Long You Sink
Monika Heidemann Band (NYC)
Josh Sinton (NYC) solo saxophone

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Sat. January 26th @ Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl., 10PM, $5, All Ages

Pillars and Tongues
Ensemble Pamplemousse (NYC)
LoversRock

A wonderful concert lineup! Come enjoy! Food and drink will be provided!

HEAVEN GALLERY LAST SUNDAY SERIES

Sunday, January 27th, 5pm

Concerto in G Major- W. A. Mozart
I. Allegro
Jennifer Swanson, flute; Mabel Kwan, piano

Private Dances- Kyle Gann
Mabel Kwan, piano

Eight- Chris Dammann
Danah Booh, cello

INTERMISSION

Les Berceaux
En Sourdine
Claire de Lune- Gabriel Faure
Leon Shernoff, voice and piano

Fragments
Rain Date- Renee Baker
FAQtet string quartet

Marci Cole is moving south for the winter.