About Me
The New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago presents classical and electronic performances in a variety of community venues, offering innovative productions for audiences of all generations.
Recently called "one of the best additions to the city's scene" by classical music critic Marc Geelhoed, the New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago has been breaking down barriers of classical music stereotypes since their first multimedia performance in 2005 on Earth Day. They have collaborated with diverse musicians ranging from members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and eighth blackbird to Michael Kang (The String Cheese Incident) and DJ Spooky.
2008 PERFORMANCES
August 3-7, 2008 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Summer Opera. New Millennium Orchestra, Dana Brown, piano. Francesco Milioto, conductor. Midwest premiere of G. Bizet's Djamileh.
June 30, 2008 Chicago Cultural Center, G.A.R. Hall, Classical Mondays. New Millennium Orchestra Quartet, Francesco Milioto, piano. W.A. Mozart, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, . S. Barber, String Quartet Opus 11.
May 18, 2008 Closing Ceremonies for the Green Festival in Chicago. Navy Pier. New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble with Rena Jones.
May 16, 2008 Loyola University Chicago Museum of Art. Exhibition Opening "American Landscape" accompanied by the New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet. S. Barber, String Quartet Opus 11, George Gershwin, Embraceable You, I've got Rhythm.
May 14, 2008 Columbia College Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra, Film Music Scores Performance. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
May 14, 2008 Hideout, Chicago, IL. New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble premiere new original electronic works for viper, turntables, erhu, electric viola, flute, voice, and Moog Prodigy.
May 9, 2008 H. Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Chicago IL. New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet. Larry Hoffman, String Quartet No. 1 The Blues, recorded for Chicago Blues Archives.
May 2, 2008 Looptopia Festival, Chicago. New Millennium Orchestra in collaboration with Greg Ward Jazz Ensemble, the Abominable Twitch, DJ Kana Me. W. A. Mozart, Divertimento in D Major, Greg Ward Untitled for string orchestra, jazz ensemble and turntables. Conductor, Francesco Milioto. with special guests Union League Boy's and Girl's Club Lafayette Club Strings.
March 30, 2008, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Sunday Salon Series, A. Schoenberg, Verklarte Nacht, W. A. Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K. 364. Soloists: Blagomira Lipari, violin, and Dominic Johnson, viola. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
February 11, 2008 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Classical Mondays. New Millennium Orchestra Woodwind Quintet, Dominic Johnson, violin and Jamie Shaak, piano. J. Brahms, Sonata No. 1, Opus 78 for Violin and Piano, A. Klunghardt, Woodwind quintet Opus 79.
February 9-10, 2008 Hemmens Cultural Center, Elgin, IL. New Millennium Orchestra in collaboration with Elgin Opera, LElisir D'Amore. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
February 2, 2008 Millennium Park, Museum of Modern Ice, American Express Heated Tent. New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble opens for electronic music giants Plaid in collaboration with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the Chicago jazz community and Chicago's electronic music scene. Greg Ward, Untitled, Marcos Balter Insert Space, Plaid Zeal, The Abominable Twitch, Ferrimagnetic. All of compositions were premiered. Conductor Dominic Johnson.
2007 PERFORMANCES
December 5, 2007 Columbia College Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra, Film Music Scores Performance. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
December 15, 2007 Columbia College Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra, Film Music Scores Performance. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
November 19, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Sunday Salon Series, New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet and Woodwind quintet. W. A. Mozart, Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452; J. Turina, La Oracion Del Torero; S. Prokofiev, Overture on Hebrew Themes Opus 34.
September 30, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Sunday Solon Series, Preston Bradley Hall, New Millennium Orchestra. G. F. Handel, Concerto Grosso Opus 6, No. 10 in D minor; J. S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; B. Marchello, Concerto for Oboe in C minor; J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047. Soloists: Constance Shoepflin, flute; Anna Velzo, oboe; Blagomira Lipari, violin; Mike Martin, trumpet. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
July, 27, 29, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Summer Opera 2007, New Millennium Orchestra. G. Rossini Il Signor Bruschino. Soloists: Lyric Opera Ryan Center alum soprano Stacey Tappan, Lyric chorus member tenor John Concepcion, and baritone Bill McMurray. Conductor Francesco Milioto.
June 18, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Classical Mondays, New Millennium Orchestra Quartet. L. V. Beethoven, Trio in C Minor, Opus 1 No. 3; D. Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 7, in F-sharp minor Opus 108.
April 17, 2007 McCormick Place, Green Festival in Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra, New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble in collaboration with motion graphics, dance, and special guest Michael Kang from The String Cheese Incident. P. Tchaikovsky, Serenade in C for String Orchestra, Opus 48. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
April 17, 2007 Hot House, Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble in collaboration with Michael Kang from The String Cheese Incident, DJ Spooky, Mason Dixon, and the Abominable Twitch in a multimedia presentation illustrating the mathematical model behind the Gaia Hypothesis that included flute, oboe, French horn, violin, viola, erhu (Chinese violin), laptop computer, motion graphics and turntables.
April 2007 Daley Plaza, Chicago. Opening ceremony of Green Festival in Chicago. New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet M. Ravel String Quartet.
April 1, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Sunday Salon Series, New Millennium Orchestra. G. Puccini, Chrisantemi; E. Elgar, Serenade for String Orchestra Opus 20; A. Copland, Quiet City; P Tchaikovsky, Serenade in C for String Orchestra. Soiloists: Alicia Tait, English Horn; John Hagstrom, trumpet. Conductor: Francesco Milioto
February 28, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, "Winter Delights 2007 Grant program", New Millennium Orchestra. F. Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture; M. Ravel, Pavane Pour Una Infante Defunte; S. Barber, Knoxville Summer of 1915; L. Van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21. Soloist: Michelle Areyzaga, Soprano. Conductor: Francesco Milioto
January 23, 2007 Notre Dame University, New Millennium Orchestra. L. Bernstein, West Side Story; Charles Gounod, Romeo and Juliette,. Conductor: Francesco Milioto
January 7, 2007 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Sunday Salon Series, New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Members. C. Debussy, Piano Trio; E. Varese, Octandre; M. Ravel, String Quartet in F Major.
January 7, 2007 Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago, New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet with the Abominable Twitch. M. Ravel, String Quartet in F Major, Ravel Unraveled ,a DJ Remix of M. Ravel String Quartet in F Major
2006 PERFORMANCES
October 16, 2006 Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago, IL. New Millennium Orchestra in collaboration with JRick, DJ. DJ Remix of D. Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No1 in E-Flat Major, Opus 107, soloist: Katinka Klaijn. Live Visual Mix by Seth Gershberg and Byron Durham. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
October 8, 2006 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Sunday Salon Series. New Millennium Orchestra, S. Barber, Adagio for Strings, Opus11; F. P. Schubert, Symphony No8, D.759 Unfinished; D. Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No1 in E-Flat Major, Opus 107, soloist: Katinka Klaijn. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
August 7- 10, 2006 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Summer Opera 2006, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago, W. A. Mozart The Magic Flute. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
May 28, 2006 Rodan, Chicago IL. Members of New Millennium Orchestra in collaboration with the 5th House Ensemble. Max Glascott, laptop and turntables, String Quartets by Mozart and Haydn.
May 21, 2006 Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago IL. New Millennium Orchestra. W. A. Mozart, Exultate Jubilate, R. Wagner, Siegfried Idyll, W. A. Mozart, Coronation Mass. Soloists: Solveig Olsen, Elizabeth Harrison, Laura Kubelka, Oliver Camacho, Jerry Johnson. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
May, 2006, St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church "Edge of the Earth." New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble in Celebration of the Edgewater Environment improvements. Max G. on laptop and turntables.
May, 2006, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet in collaboration with Eight Blackbird and Kalima Wind Quintet. G. Ligeti, Six Bagatelles; C. Nielsen, Quintet for Winds; L. Hoffman, String Quartet No. 1, The Blues.
March, 2006 Millennium Park, Chicago IL, GenArts/Motorolla SLVR Phone Launch. New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble in collaboration with Max G, turntables, and JRick, DJ.
January, 2006 Live Broadcast, WFMT , Chicago. New Millennium Orchestra Quartet. W. A. Mozart, Piano Quartet in G Minor K. 478; Opera Arias with soloist Solveig Olsen, soprano.
2005 PERFORMANCES
October 23, 2005 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, New Millennium Orchestra. A. Vivaldi, Flute Concerto in D Major Opus 10, No. 3; J. Haydn, Symphony No.6, Le Matin, Hob. 1:6; C. P. E. Bach, Flute Concerto in G Major WQ. 169; W. A. Mozart, Symphony No. 29 in A Major k. 201. Soloist, Mathieu Dufour, flute. Visual Art by Nat Soti. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
September 2005 Links Hall, Benefit Concert. New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet in collaboration with puppeteer Ben Johnston and Company and the Eight Blackbird. Blair Thomas, String Quartet No. 4, Amazing Grace.
August 2005 Public Concert at Park No. 517, Chicago, IL. New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet.
July 2005 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Summer Opera 2005, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago in collaboration with Gallery 37 Operatic Vocal Ensemble. S. Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
June 2005 Kaleidoscope, Chicago, GenArts "Ignite!" New Millennium Orchestra Electronic Ensemble in collaboration with JRick, DJ, and Max Glascott, turntables.
April 22, 2005 St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church, Earth Night and Concert for the Environment, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago in collaboration with JRick, DJ; Brian Dressel, OVT Visuals; Spunn, Fluorescent and Fire Kinetic Performance, Kim Alpert, Aesthetic Engineer. G. F. Handel, Water Music Suite; L.V. Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, Opus 60. Conductor, Francesco Milioto.
