The UChicago Central Asian Studies Society is proud to organize Chicago's first Central Eurasian Music Festival.
On the festival's first day, Saturday, April 18, the doors of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel will open at 5:30 PM. Chicago's own "modern nomadic music" trio Tuvergen [https://www.tuvergenband.com] starts the show at 6:15 PM. The Alash Ensemble [https://alashensemble.com/] — three masters of Tuvan music who sold out the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall Theater last November — will take the stage at 7:00 PM.
The second day of the festival, Sunday, April 19, will take place in the Smart Museum of Art. Doors open at 11:00 AM. Performances will begin at 12:00 PM and conclude at 4:00 PM. This day features artists from Central Eurasian communities throughout the Greater Chicago Area: the Kazakh kobyz-player Akmaral Akbaeva; the Uzbek tor-player Behzod Raxmon; dancers and instrumentalists from Buryad Heritage Chicago; the Kyrgyz akyn (bard) Jenishbek Jumakadyr together with komuz-player Baktybek Shatenov; musicians affiliated with Tatar Chicago; and two troupes of gorshey dancers from the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago.
While donations are appreciated, the performances at the Smart Museum of Art on Sunday are open to the public. Entry to Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Saturday evening requires a ticket.
Cost per ticket:
$48 for general admission,
$24 for all students, ages 6-17 & 55+, and orders of ten or more tickets,
Complimentary for children 5 years old and younger
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is located at 5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. For information about accessibility and parking, please click here [https://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/rockefeller-memorial-chapel-accessibility].
The Smart Museum of Art is located on the University of Chicago campus at 5550 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. For directions and parking information, please click here [https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/visit/directions/]. Find information about accessibility here [https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/visit/accessibility/].
Please contact James Nee (jmnee@uchicago.edu) with any event or ticketing questions.
You will not receive an actual ticket. Your order confirmation will serve as your ticket.
NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES