Chamber Music Immersive Series at Chicago History Museum

Chicago, IL (October 22, 2025) — Chicago History Museum in collaboration with Magellan

Arts is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural Chamber Music Immersive season.

The six-concert series, beginning Wednesday, October 29, 2025, aims to reimagine the

concert hall experience by pairing extraordinary chamber music with the museum’s exhibitions

and themes, enhanced by compelling narratives and visuals. December’s Holiday Special and

Spring Gala, will round out the season.

“This collaboration aims to bring a fresh perspective on what a concert can be,

” said Philippe

Quint, a Grammy Award nominated violinist and Artistic Director of Chamber Music Immersive

and Founder of the Magellan Arts.

“We are creating an experience that connects music to our

collective story in a visceral way. Having created a number of multimedia experiences over the

years, I’m incredibly grateful to the Chicago History Museum for the opportunity to bring this

vision to life in one of Chicago’s oldest and most respected cultural institutions.

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The season lineup of programs includes:

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October 29, 2025 | Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Works by Astor Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel. Philippe Quint leading the Magellan

Chamber Orchestra in collaboration with Roosevelt University.

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November 18, 2025 | Charlie Chaplin’s Smile with Philippe Quint

Joined by pianist Jun Cho this multimedia program is exploring Charlie Chaplin’s musical

legacy through music, film, and story telling.

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December 16, 2025 | Holiday Special Concert

Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

Magellan Chamber Orchestra. Guest artists tba.

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February 3, 2026 | America@250: Part One - American Journey

A reflection on the American Songbook with voices and works of emerging and

celebrated American artists.

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March 11, 2026 | Spring Gala

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May 19, 2026 | America@250: Part Two, American Impact

Inspired by the Chicago History Museum’s Facing Freedom in America exhibition, with

works by Dvorák, Stravinsky, and Rachmaninov.

More guest artists to be announced soon. Tickets are available through the Chicago History

Museum website: link . Magellan Arts website: magellanarts.orgAbout Chicago History Museum: Chicago’s Oldest Cultural Institution

The Chicago History Museum is situated on ancestral homelands of the Potawatomi people,

who cared for the land until forced out by non-Native settlers.

Founded in 1856 and incorporated in 1857 by an act of the state legislature, the Chicago

Historical Society and its collection grew and opened its first building at the corner of Dearborn

and Ontario Streets. That building and most of the collection, however, burned during the Great

Chicago Fire of 1871. After three years and a second fire that destroyed most of the remaining

collection, the Society renewed its operations. Occupying temporary buildings on the same site

until 1896, the organization built a massive stone edifice designed by Henry Ives Cobb, which

housed the Gilpin Library and exhibition spaces.

About Magellan Arts:

Founded in 2025 by multi-Grammy Award nominee violinist Philippe Quint, and in collaboration

with one of Chicago’s most venerable institutions, the Chicago History Museum, Magellan Arts

is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to advancing classical music, as well as the

visual, performing, and literary arts. Through education, community engagement, artistic

creation, and cultural enrichment, Magellan Arts’ mission is to honor and expand Chicago’s

cultural heritage while fostering creativity and innovation in the arts.

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