Sinfonietta announces '07-08 lineup
May 18, 2007
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune music critic

Chicago Sinfonietta to feature Alison Balsom

First-time collaborations with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and a celebration of International Women's Month highlight the 2007-08 season of the Chicago Sinfonietta, the orchestra's 21st under music director Paul Freeman.

Cuban-American composer Tania Leon is guest conductor for the March 30-31 concerts, presented in honor of International Women's Month. The program includes her own "Horizons" and music of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Augusta Holmes and Chen Yi. The soloists are pianist Jade Simmons and trumpeter Alison Balsom.