Founded in 1931, the Music Institute of Chicago is one of the oldest community music schools in Illinois. The Music Institute of Chicago, a not-for-profit educational organization, is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Each year, our world-class music teachers and arts therapists provide the highest quality arts education to nearly 5,000 students of all ages and ability levels, at campuses in Downers Grove, Evanston, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Northbrook and Winnetka. Performances at Nichols Concert Hall, located in downtown Evanston, reach approximately 14,000 people each year. Music Institute of Chicago community engagement and partnership programs reach an additional 6,500 Chicago Public School students annually.
The Music Institute of Chicago believes that enjoying and understanding music and developing the skills to create and perform music enhance the quality of life, nourish the human spirit, and is therefore committed to providing the foundation for a life-long enjoyment of music.
Specialties
Private music lessons, Chamber music, Early childhood movement and music, Creative arts therapy, School and community partnerships, Young gifted musicians, Jazz studies, Adult studies, Suzuki, Performance venue
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Music Institute of Chicago The cat's out of the bag! Abe Stokman and Rick Kogan host our first ever Four Score Festival Sunday Salon on February 19th in Nichols Concert Hall's grand lobby. Be there or be quadrangular.
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Music Institute of Chicago The MIC Jazz Ambassadors will be performing at the Evanston Jazz Festival this Saturday February 11th at 11:15am at Evanston Township High School. Audrey Morrison, MIC Director of Jazz Studies, will serve as adjudicator for the all day event.
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Music Institute of Chicago Stephen Sondheim is our MIC Gala honoree on May 1! Auditions for a teen chorus who will perform for him on February 11. Spread the word!
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Music Institute of Chicago We're hiring a Suzuki Program Director: Oversee the administration of the Suzuki program at all MIC campuses and position the Music Institute of Chicago as a leading institution for Suzuki education in the Americas (Downers Grove, Evanston, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Winnetka and outreach programs).
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Music Institute of Chicago We're hiring a VP and ED of Institute for Therapy through the Arts. The position supervises assessment and treatment of creative arts therapy clients; develops and executes a comprehensive business development plan; and ensures close policy and program collaboration with all elements of the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC).
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Music Institute of Chicago MIC's Institute for Therapy through the Arts are looking for a Registered Drama Therapist to provide individual and group therapy sessions at a therapeutic day school in Northfield, Illinois. The therapist will have 2-3 hours of client contact per week with potential for more hours to be added. We are looking for an experienced clinician skilled in working with adolescents with anxiety and mood disorders. Contact Jenni Rook at jrook@musicinst.org for more information.
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Music Institute of Chicago Hope to see all of you with kids on March 17 for our incredible day long program at Nichols Concert Hall.
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Music Institute of Chicago The Oak Tree Project, MIC's creative arts therapy programs for military families, is a resource for the inspired Theater of War programming.
