Department of Music

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  • During the fall of 2009, the Lake Forest College Choirs participated in a two-day workshop on South African protest songs with conductor and Lake Forest College Artist-in-Residence, Mollie Stone. In the evening performance that followed the workshop, the choir sang songs that were used by South Africans to protest Apartheid and that are still being used today to protest the government’s handling of the AIDS crisis.

We believe students use their time as undergraduates to discover and explore the musicians they are and will become. Be it opera or hip hop, violin or harmonica, students collaborate with professors whose own interests range from world music to electronica.

Students interested in performing can take advantage of the department’s established programs, like our choirs, orchestra, and percussion ensemble, and Lake Forest faculty encourage students to start their own music groups of any genre.

With the Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and numerous jazz, blues, folk, and house music venues nearby, Chicago provides opportunities for music enjoyment, study, and internships.

Department News

  • January 31 Image preview
    44 Plays for 44 Presidents

    The Department of Theater’s season will continue in the spring with 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, a chronological, biographical survey of the lives and presidencies of each of the 44 men who have held the office so far. Originally created by Chicago’s Neo-Futurist Theatre Company (home of the long-running late-night show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind), the show veers from comedy to tragedy and back again—much like history itself. Our production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents will also be part of the 2012 44 Plays Festival—an exciting year-long event linking 44 separate productions of the play across the country. This performances are scheduled for April 5-7 and April 12-14 at the Allan Carr Theatre in Hixon Hall on South Campus:

    Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 pm
    Friday, April 6 at 7:30 pm
    Saturday, April 7 at 7:30 pm
    Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 pm
    Friday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
    Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 pm More »
  • April 13 Image preview
    Mitch Paliga plays with actor Gary Sinise’s band
    This month, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Jazz Ensemble Mitch Paliga will continue his tour as a member of Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, which raises money for several veterans’ organizations, including the USO, America Supports You, and Disabled American Veterans. More »
  • January 27
    Music Professor Don Meyer writes music for Billy Dec’s video
    Music professor Don Meyer wrote the music in this short promotional video for Billy Dec’s charity event February 3 benefiting the Chicago Food Depository.   More »