First Presbyterian Church

This month’s free Community Concert in the fine acoustics of our Sanctuary features guitarist Fareed Haque. Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, Fareed’s unique command of the guitar and different musical styles inspire his musical ventures with tradition and fearless innovation.
Recipient of numerous awards including Best World Guitarist, Acoustic Album of the Year, Independent Music Award and&nbsp;Best New World Music Award, Fareed has performed around the world with numerous jazz and classical artists. He became a staple of the Chicago jazz scene after making repeated visits to Von Freeman’s Chicago jam sessions, which gave him a grounding in the Chicago blues and jazz traditions.&nbsp;He has released 28 CDs.
Fareed is currently working on the Red Line Jazz Project, named after the Chicago El line. The project unifies North and South side jazz sounds through multiple performances along the route of the Red Line. The series culminates in a final performance on Friday, October 16, at the Harris Theater.
You can read more about Fareed’s musical background, projects and show schedule at <a href="https://fareed.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">fareed.com</a>.

Local Event: Community Concert Series: Fareed Haque

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La Grange

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Community Concert Series: Fareed Haque

This month’s free Community Concert in the fine acoustics of our Sanctuary features guitarist Fareed Haque. Steeped in...

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First Presbyterian Church of La Grange is hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, October 27, in Westminster Hall (enter through the Catherine Ave. side door). <a href="https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11648090" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Use this link to schedule your appointment.</a> There will be space for walk-in donors as well.<a href="https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11648090" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">
</a>Haven’t donated blood before? <a href="https://us.list-manage.com/W2hkRagug9i?e=386d5f8c44&amp;c2id=544f4b8ebb938c5b498b57cf59e2a486" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Check out this brief video</a> of the process, from checking in to enjoying your post-donation snacks. The donation process is segmented into five parts: registration, questionnaire, mini physical, blood collection and refreshments. The process for whole blood donation usually takes about one hour. The blood collection itself takes about 10 minutes. You will receive a Halloween T-shirt as a thank-you for helping to save lives!

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Camerata Chicago, led by the chamber orchestra's founder and music director Drostan Hall, opens its 23rd concert season with a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s music for William Shakespeare’s “<a href="https://www.cameratachicago.org/category/concert-series/2026-10-midsummer/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_medium=event_calendar&amp;utm_campaign=2627_midsummer&amp;utm_content=season_listing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Midsummer Night’s Dream</a>,” Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297b; and the world premiere of Chicago-area composer Tony Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies,” commissioned by Camerata Chicago. All three are new to Camerata Chicago’s repertoire.
Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Opus 61, comprises the overture Mendelssohn wrote as teenager and the incidental music he composed nearly two decades later.
The work includes the resplendent “Wedding March,” one of the most famous pieces of classical music, traditionally heard at the conclusion of the ceremony as the newlywed couple walks out in joyous celebration.
Hall, who was born in Norwich, England, and retains his “plummy” British accent, will narrate excerpts from the play, set in an enchanted forest, as well as conduct Mendelssohn’s witty and colorful, atmospheric score conjuring bird songs, buzzing insects, rustling leaves, and rippling creeks.
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b, is a charming and melodious three-movement orchestral work. The soloists are four of Camerata Chicago’s principal players: Grace Hong, oboe; Elizandro Garcia Montoya, clarinet; Vincent Karamanov, bassoon; and Lee Shirer, horn.
“We are thrilled to feature our superb principal wind players for the first time with the programming of this marvelous concerto,” Hall says.
“Audiences who are used to hearing the Mendelssohn and Mozart played by a symphony orchestra can savor these more intimately scaled performances for the musical detail they reveal,” Hall says.
“Both are examples of works that were originally written for orchestras the size of Camerata Chicago,” he says, “as were many other important works in the classical repertoire we feature.”
Camerata Chicago, Hall says, “is about chamber-music intimacy on a larger stage.”
Hall describes Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies” as “beautifully cast in the mold of Ralph Vaughan Williams, who turned English folk tunes into wonderful, spiritually uplifting compositions.”
The “Fantasy,” which Payne dedicated to Hall, includes the folk ballad “Lovely Joan,” a tribute to Hall’s late mother, Joan.
Tickets and information
Single tickets are $50 adults, $40 seniors 65 and over, $10 students, $2 children 14 and under. VIP tickets are $75.
Using online code CCPR provides a 15% discount.
Tickets and information are available at CamerataChicago.org and by phone 312-799-0916. Email: andiamo@cameratachicago.org.

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Pillars Community Health will also present the inaugural Hand &amp; Heart Award to the PNCC Nurses of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and La Grange, recognizing their commitment to supporting survivors and strengthening our community.
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This event is recommended for ages 16 and older.

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Community Concert Series: Fareed Haque

OCT

20

7:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church, 150 S Ashland Ave, La Grange, IL