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Chicago Arts Orchestra Resurrects Treasure Trove of Spanish Colonial Music for 2014 Season

Michele Drayton, Neighbor

The Chicago Arts Orchestra (CAO) opens its 2014 season premiering choral-orchestral works by Antonio Rodríguez de Hita (1722-1787) and Antonio Juanas (ca.1755-1818) that colored the music landscape in Spain and Mexico. Joined by guests, The Kapelle of Concordia University Chicago, the CAO presents two performances of “Rediscovered Treasures IV: Music of 18th-Century Spain and Mexico”: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake St.,Oak Park, Ill. and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, Ill. Concert tickets are available at chicagoartsorchestra.org: $25 for patrons; $20 at the door; $17 in advance; and $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call 773.248.0644.

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