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Praise for In Transit
“Whether it’s screening cartoons of a rat braving the plague-ravaged streets of London or performing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time against astral projections in Adler Planetarium, 5HE goes all in with kooky, multisensory programs. Now the local chamber troupe turns to a more zeitgeisty add-on: social media.”
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Fifth House Ensemble
“You have to admire the sheer imaginative chutzpah these young performers bring to their envelope-pushing enterprise.”
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-John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune -
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Black Violet Act I CD Recording
Fifth House Ensemble’s Black Violet Act I: The Leagues of Despair is now available on CD and as a digital download!
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Fifth House Ensemble
“Young chamber groups devoted to shaking up the traditional concert experience are blossoming in Chicago, and one of the best is the five-year-old Fifth House Ensemble… They are a talented crew, and they brought spontaneity and hair-trigger responsiveness to the music of Black Violet.”
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5HE in the classroom
“In an era where we risk accountability driving out creativity, it is wonderful to have a program that allows students to learn content at high levels within a fine arts framework. Fifth House Ensemble has demonstrated excellence in using music to do what music does best – reaching minds and hearts.”
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-Barbara Kent, Principal, Burley School
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Portland Family Reflections — Weekly Inspiration from Matt
This week’s Inspiration comes from our horn player Matt. Matt reflects on a recent trip to play with the Oregon Ballet Theatre in Portland during which he, his wife Sunshine, and their son Maverick stayed with his family. This is a seriously heart warming blog post, and I hope that manyof young kids today are [...]
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The Shape of Things — Weekly Inspiration from Carole
This week’s Weekly Inspiration was written Thursday night by Carole! Hey, that’s me! I’m finding it very difficult to write an introduction to my own blog post, so instead of an introduction, I wish all of our Chicago area followers safe travels in this wonderful, snowy weather we’re having! This last week, while driving to [...]
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Welcome New Staff Member, Ross!
It’s a new year, and we’re delighted to welcome a new member to our 5HE team. Ross has been with us as an intern for some time now, and has made himself invaluable due to his excellent writing skills, meticulous nature, ability to take the lead on projects, guard-dog tenacity whilst keeping an eye on [...]
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Powering Down — Weekly Inspiration from Adam
This week’s Weekly Inspiration Blog post is another great follow up after a relaxing holiday break for most Fifth House Ensemble Members from our pianist and Director of Artistic Programming, Adam. If you work as a performer, you’re probably used to working hard. The average day includes solo practice, group rehearsal, and as we’ve [...]
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Weekly Inspiration from Melissa — in Video Form!
This week’s Inspirational Blog Post comes from Melissa, our executive director and flute player. As was expected, she closes out our 2011 WIBP series with a bang. Check out her video blog below, and check back in 2012 for more Weekly Inspiration! I had the rare privilege of being an audience member at our In [...]
