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Audiences to Return: the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago


For almost 45 years, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts have brought top-tier, free classical music performances to the people of Chicago. After a nearly 18 month absence, the concert series will again welcome in-person audiences on September 1st in a new venue: the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, 55 East Wacker Drive, Chicago.
The church building is an iconic mid century monument on the Loop’s Upper Wacker Drive designed by famed architect Harry Weese. Audiences will enjoy excellent acoustics with increased capacity and much improved sightlines. Virtual and radio audience members also welcomed to listen live through WFMT and via video on Facebook and YouTube. Concerts will take place every Wednesday from 12:15-1pm through October 13th.
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