2024

Salute to John Williams, New Philharmonic Orchestra
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2, Lake County Symphony Orchestsra
Swan Lake Ballet, World Ballet Company
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff, Nordwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
Romeo and Juliet, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, New Philharmonic Orchestra
Brahms Piano Concerti, Wael Farouk, pianist, New Philharmonic Orchestra
Holy Week, Christ Our Hope Parish, Highland Park, IL
Songs For Our Fathers, Wanger-Williams Chamber Salon Series, Chicago, IL
Dvorak Piano Quintet, Marilyn Shonfeld Memorial Concert, Am Shalom, Glemcoe, IL

My deepest thanks and sincere gratitude for your invitation to the summer WW Chamber Salon...the music was absolutely spectacular...such a thrill to see the enthusiasm and joy on the faces of the musicians.
— Michael J. Browne

2023

Autumn classics with Red Riding Hood quartet, Cliff Dwellers Club
Northwest Indiana Symphony, Halloween concert
Interharmony International Music Festival Faculty Concert, Chiesa del’ Addorolate, Acqui Terme, Italy.
Marilyn Shonfeld Memorial Concert, the Crown Room, Am Shalom, Glencoe
Mariachi Symphony, The Auditorium at Living Hope
Wanger | Williams Music Salon, Jazz from the Bistro, Lincoln Park
Violist/Collaborator, Movement Theater Play, Chicago
A Night in Italy
oboe quartet performance, Golden Triangle, Chicago

2022

Christmas Eve candlelight performance, Moody Church 
Holiday Pops concert,  Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus, Auditorium at Living Hope
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater performance, Auditorium Theatre
Dinner with Proust event, The Cliff Dwellers Arts Club
Spooktakular concert, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
New Philharmonic orchestral performance of Romeo and Juliet at the McAninch Arts Center
Wanger | Williams Music Salon and Wine Tasting event sponsored by the Stanford Club
Songs of the Holocaust event at Temple Sholom Chicago
Timeless Musical Revue at the Epiphany Center for the Arts
At the Palace concert event at the Golden Triangle in Chicago
Contemporary Music Combo at Cityside Spiritual Center in Chicago

2021

Enchanted Garden performance with Maria Storm
Night Music
at the Fine Arts Building in the Venetian Courtyard with Sonny Luca and Studio Pastorale
Golden Triangle trio and quartet performances
Music with a View chamber music trio performance sponsored by Sheridan Music

2020

Night Music, sponsored by Studio Pastorale, Fine Arts Building, Venetian Courtyard
Summer Music, sponsored by Sheridan Music Studio, August, Highland Park
Wanger Williams Chamber Series, sponsored by Stanford University Alumni, Wanger Residence

2019

Buchanan Chapel at Fourth Presbyterian, chamber music performance
Bennett Gordon Hall Ravinia, Highland Park Strings orchestral concert season}
Northwest Indiana Symphony orchestral performance
New Philharmonic at the College of Dupage, orchestral performance

2018

Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium, Steven Sondheim’s Into the Woods
Belushi Performance Hall, At The Mac, Glen Ellyn, orchestral performance
Three Oaks, Michigan, private performance

2017

Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Music Theater Works production of Peter Pan
Richard J.Daley Center, performance for Christkindlmarkt
Northwestern Opera Theatre, Music Theater Works production of Gypsy
International Music Festival, performances with faculty, Castello Sforzesco di Milano
Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium, Candide, orchestral performance
Musicians Club of Women, Union League Club of Chicago, chamber music performance
Highland Park Community House, Quintet Luminesce, chamber music performance

2016

The Drake, performance with The Don Cagen Orchestra
Solo Viola Recital, Fine Arts Building, accompanied by pianist Saori Chiba
Harold Florsheim House, private salon performance
Evanston Public Library, duet performance with violinist David Yonan
Art Gallery event, duet performance with Pasquale Laurino
Constellation Chicago, collaborative event with dancer Rebecca Arends

2015

International Music Festival, performances with faculty, Arcidosso Italia
Bennett Gordon Hall Ravinia, Highland Park Strings, orchestral performance
Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Light Opera Works, musical theater performance

2013

International Music Festival, performances with faculty, Arcidosso Italia
Chicago United Center, backup strings for Rod Stewart concert event
Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Light Opera Works, musical theater performance

2009

Obama Inauguration, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, orchestral performance
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra in Iowa, orchestral performance season through 2010

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Red Riding Hood Strings

Under the direction of Ossia Musical Forum, Red Riding Hood Strings has been making a splash with a diverse musical mix of virtuosic styles from Haydn to Hendrix since 2007. Concerts push the boundaries of the traditional role of string instruments, doing so with grace and edge. The group has collaborated with dancers, vocalists, composers, and actors. Sculpture, video, and percussion have been integrated into the group's performances in ways that are truly innovative. They uncover music not only as entertainment, but as an experience both dark and light that constantly feeds the creativity and awareness of all of us on life’s journey. Stepping into this imaginative group’s vibration means stepping into your own creative expansion. Contact Nora Williams for booking information.


Repertoire

Classical
Robert Arends, In Hac Urbe
Arend, Fetes Galantes
Bartok, Rumanian Dances
Borodin, Quartet in D Major
Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 1
Cesis, Renaissance Double Quartet
Crumb, Black Angels
Dvorak, Quartet in B flat, Largo
Gershwin, Lullaby
Phillip Glass, Quartet No. 2
Haydn, Farewell Symphony
Haydn, Op. 76, No. 4 Sunrise
Mendelssohn, Quartet in D, Op. 44, No. 1
Mozart, Quartet, K 157
Ravel, Quartet
Schumann, Quartet, Op. 41
Terezin Collection

Americana
Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story
Mark O’Connor, Appalachian Waltz
Jay Ungar, Ashokan Farewell

Latin
Carlos Gardell, Por Una Cabeza
Michael McLean, Tango
Alberto Ginestera, Danzas Argentinas
William Grant Still, Danzas De Panama

Rock | R&B | Funk
Beatles Medley, All You Need is Love, Blackbird, Come Together, In My Life
Coldplay, Yellow
Ramin Djawadi, Game of Thrones Theme
Elton John, Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
Ray LaMontagne, You Are the Best Thing
Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On
Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze
James Horner, My Heart Will Go On
Paul McCartney, Live and Let Die
Prince, Erotic City, Purple Rain
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Sigur Rós, Hoppipolla
Stafford, Grounded, Crazy in October
Styx, Renegade
A Thousand Years, Breaking Dawn

Flashy and Fun
Peck, Don’t Tread On Me Or On My String Quartet
Michael McLean, Fandango

Holiday 
Large selection of traditional favorites