Performing in the Parlor
The Golden Age of Guitar and Elocution
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 2:00pm CDT
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Anne Waller, Mark Maxwell, and Brian Torosian, guitar; Fiona Maxwell, theater artist
A “musical and literary entertainment” in the style of 19th-century parlor performance. Hear American, French, Austrian, and Italian music for classical guitar on original instruments, placed in conversation with literary selections recovered from the archives of Northwestern’s Cumnock School of Oratory. “Performing in the Parlor” is the final event of a weekend devoted to 19th-century guitar, which includes Raphaella Smits’s Segovia Classical Guitar Series performance and her coaching of the Bienen guitar studio on historical repertoire.
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsDavid and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Located in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this rooms seats 120 and offers a flexible space for choral rehearsals, small ensemble performances, and student recitals.