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Civic Plays Ravel Daphnis and Chloe at Kenwood Academy

May 2, 2027
Tickets become available on April 16.
Remind me

Overview

This program is for fans of impassioned stories and magical moments. Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from his ballet Daphnis and Chloe shimmers and swirls as it presents an ancient Greek tale of danger and desire. In Tupaia, New Zealand composer Salina Fisher depicts the great Polynesian navigator who aided 18th-century British explorers on their first voyage to the Pacific. The program opens with a symphonic gem by Croatian composer Dora Pejačević, a deeply ruminative work she composed while working as a volunteer nurse during the First World War.

Tickets are free; reservations are required. Reservations open April 16.

Note location: Kenwood Academy High School, 5015 S. Blackstone Ave. Enter Door 6 and follow signs to the auditorium.

Free parking is available on a limited basis in the parking lot on the east side of the school campus, located off S. Lake Park Ave., and on the north end of the school campus, located off S. Blackstone Ave.

This program will also be performed at Symphony Center on May 3.

  • Venue
    Neighborhood venue
  • Length
    1 hour 50 minutes
Schedule
Program
Pejačević

Symphony in F-sharp Minor

Fisher

Tupaia

Ravel

Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe

Sponsors & Partners

The 2026/27 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.

Major support for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago is also provided by John and Leslie Burns; Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund; Nancy Dehmlow; Leslie Fund, Inc.; the Maval Foundation; Judy and Scott McCue; Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation; and Paul and Lisa Wiggin.