Friday / October 24 / 7:30 pm

Edgar Meyer, bass
Chris Thile, mandolin
MANDEL HALL

Punch Brothers mandolinist Chris Thile joins Meyer for a two-man jam that in past team-ups has run the gamut from Bach to bluegrass within one concert. Hear two gifted soloists in a performance critics have called "freewheeling fusions of acoustic music."

Friday / April 24 / 7:30 pm

Edgar Meyer, bass
Amy Dorfman, piano
MANDEL HALL

Beyond his status as world-class instrumentalist, Meyer has established himself as an important composer. In this special recital, he will perform works by J.S. Bach paired with his own original compositions.

Saturday / April 25 / 8:30 pm

University Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Schubert, conductor
Edgar Meyer, bass
MANDEL HALL

Program to include:
Bottesini: Concerto No. 2 in B minor for Double Bass and Orchestra
Edgar Meyer: Concerto No. 1 in D major for Double Bass and Orchestra

The University of Chicago's 100-piece Symphony Orchestra, known for its imaginative productions of new works and standard symphonic literature, teams with Edgar Meyer for his First Double Bass Concerto, as well as a concerto by 19th-century bassist Giovanni Bottesini.