SugarStrings
joyful music for a new generation
Past Performances
Mira, 10, violin/viola. Loves stuffed toys.
-Ravinia Women's Board Meeting (Jan. 2008)
-Pre-concert performance, Chicago Chamber Musicians/Target Annual Family Concerts, Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier (Nov. 2008, Jan. 2008, Jan. 2006)
-Jazz in the Alley (Aug. 2007)
-NANM Las Vegas conference (Aug. 2007)
-Austin Chamber of Commerce (April 2007)
-Sensual Steps Shoe Salon (April 2007)
-McDade Classical's Christmas Concert, Morgan Park H.S. (Dec. 2006)
-Chicago Public Schools H.S. Prep Bowl, Hyatt (Nov. 2006)
-Cook County Physicians Association, South Shore Country Club (Aug. 2006)
-National Anthem for Chicago Sky (WNBA) home game (July 2006, Aug. 2007)
-National Anthem for concert at Union Christian Church, Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Plymouth Notch, Vermont (July 4, 2006)
-Black & White Ball, United Negro College Fund, Sheraton Hotel (June 2006)
-Mother's Day Concert, New Covenant Life Church (May 2006)
-Model United Nations, Global Classrooms, Chicago Public Schools, McCormick Place (May 2006)
-Divas of Mozart's Day, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Athletic Association (May 2006)
-Mother's Day Concert, New Covenant Life Church (May 2006)
-Lobby intermission for Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg concert, Dominican University, Forest Park (April 2006)
Adé, 11, violin. Has an extensive handbag collection.
-The Monarch Awards Foundation of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., "Tribute to Black Men" (Nov. 2005)
-Adé performed as a scholarship recipient for the Music Institute of Chicago's Gala Luncheon at the Women's Athletic Club (Nov. 2005)
-Omega Psi Phi Founders Day Banquet reception (Nov. 2005)
-The African Festival of the Arts at Washington Park, Main Stage (Sept. 2005)
-Hospitality event hosted by the Rotary Club of Chicago Southeast for the 100th Rotary International Convention (June 2005)
-Shoesmith Elementary School’s Fine Arts Spring Concert, St. Paul The Redeemer Church (June 2005)
-Reception, Gray’s Child Development 2nd Annual Benefit Concert, Milwaukee Theatre (May 2005)
-John H. Stroger’s Volunteer Recognition Luncheon (April 2005)
-Appreciation Luncheon, Christian Heritage Training Center Community Church, Oakbrook Marriott (Feb. 2005)
-Triumphant Charter School, Black History Month Series (Feb. 2005)
-Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Weekend, Harold Washington Cultural Center, Chicago (Jan. 2005)
-Chicago Half Marathon Spirit Station (75,000 participants) (Aug. 2004)
-Taste of Chicago, Comcast Stage (July 2004)
-Fundraisers for the Caribbean Children’s Fund, Jamaican American Association, and Chicago Concerned Jamaicans, Inc. (2003, 2004)
-Weddings!
Ayanna, 16, cello. Cell phone queen.
-Art Fair, Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier (April 2006)
-Fundraiser, St. Sabina Church (March 2006)
-Link Unlimited's 2nd Annual Dream Keepers Awards Gala, Hyatt Regency Chicago (February 2006)
-Annual Black Heritage Concert, South Shore Cultural Center (Feb. 2006)
-Meet the HistoryMakers: A Day of Education, Merit School of Music (Feb. 2006)
-2006 Black History Essay Contest, Department of Aviation (Feb. 2006)
-Chicago Public Library's African American History Month's Opening Program, Carter G. Woodson Library (Jan. 2006)
-Ade performed for the Trumpet Awards in Atlanta (Jan. 2006)
-Pre-concert performance for the Chicago Chamber Musicians 11th Annual Family Concert, Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier (Jan. 2006)
-Opened for vocalist Rachelle Ferrell and saxophonist Kirk Whalum at the Martin Luther King Peace Jam, Harold Washington Cultural Center (Jan. 2006)
-Adé performed with internationally acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine at the 2006 Illinois Violin Initiative (Dec. 2005)
-Multiple Sclerosis Annual Christmas Party (Dec. 2005)
-State Senator Jackie Collins Fundraiser/Birthday Party at the Samuel Akanyiah Gallery (Dec. 2005)
-Mira was a featured violinist at the televised Christmas Glory Concert (starring Darius Brooks, Brian McKnight, Al Jareau, and the Winans) at the House of Hope (Dec. 2005)
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