Hello Everyone, we hope you are all doing well. We are happy to announce our first official show of the summer. On August 15th, we will be presenting An Unacquainted Orchestra. This was an idea inspired by a good friend Alejandro Ayala (King Hippo). Members of the orchestra do not know who will be playing with them and they will be conducted by Isaiah Collier. This show will also serve as a vigil for the late Terrence Gray, whom was a prolific, intelligent, and passionate teacher, conductor, and Father: "Mr. Gray’s career as a violinist and conductor garnered him national and international recognition. Born in Wisconsin, he began studying the violin with Elizabeth Grabow Mueller at the age of eight. Mr. Gray went on to study with Marc Zinger and Victor Aitay at DePaul University and later studied with Ruben Gonzalez. He served as concertmaster of the DePaul University Orchestra and as concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Mr. Gray later became a founding member of Chicago Sinfonietta as well as embarking on the study of conducting. In his post college years, Mr. Gray became Music Director of the South Side Family Chamber Orchestra, and principal conductor of CYSO’s Concert Orchestra, which led to engagements at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago as well as the Rocky Ridge Music Festival in Colorado. In 1999, Mr. Gray became the principal conductor of the Illinois Chamber Symphony, and during the 2002 season was Music Director/Conductor and Professor of Violin at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. Michael Morgan was also his mentor and teacher. In 2010, Mr. Gray had his premiere performance conducting Chicago Sinfonietta at Orchestra Hall and spent the year as cover conductor for the Joffrey Ballet under Scott Speck. Later that same year, Mr. Gray was awarded a Conductor of the Year award from the Illinois Council of Orchestras."