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Rockefeller Chapel: ceremonial and spiritual center of the University of Chicago, and a major Chicago performing arts venue
Beauty of sound, magnificence of stone
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From the Dean
This is the season of the year when the dark hours are longer than the light, and when nature invites us to rest awhile by the fireside and perhaps to peer into the shadows... even to sleep a little longer! More >>
Ash Wednesday
The imposition of Ashes will be offered at Rockefeller Chapel at a brief service at 8 am and in a service with communion at 7 pm on Wednesday, February 17. For other campus religious groups offering services that day, click More>>
Latin American Music Concert
Saturday, February 20 at 8 pm
New Music Ensemble with University Chorus
Barbara Schubert and James Kallembach, conductors
Music by 20th century masters from Latin America, Mexico, and Argentina: Carlos Chavez, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Silvestre Revueltas, and contemporary composer Gustavo Leone. Acappella choral works, chamber music, percussion ensemble pieces, and music for combined forces.
Tickets: $10/$5 students. For more information, call 773.702.8069.
That Gargoyle on My Shoulder
Gruesome, glorious and gorgeous, these beasties form the subject for Rockefeller’s invitational multimedia exhibit, That Gargoyle on my Shoulder, through March 19. Designed as an expanding exhibition, new pieces are welcome as the installation continues – poetry, photography, drawings, sculptures, multi-media pieces. Visit again and see the family of gargoyles as it grows and expands through the cold winter months, with hot chocolate and drawing materials available!
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Events
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Upcoming at Rockefeller
Bach B Minor Mass
Saturday, February 27 at 8 pm
Rockefeller Chapel Choir,
conducted by James Kallembach
One of the consummate masterworks of the choral literature, Bach's B Minor Mass is one the unique works in his output that was seemingly written as a purely artistic endeavor. Tickets $30 front nave/$20 general/$10 senior and student in advance by sending a check to the Chapel Office or at the door. For more information, call Lorraine Brochu at 773.702.7059.