Located among pristine woodlands in the Ryerson historic home in Riverwoods, Il., Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods promotes the importance of nature for nurturing personal and community wellbeing, cultivating creativity, and inspiring learning.
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August 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Initiatives
Public Arts ProgramsMetamorphosis Closing Walkthrough & Concert
Join us to celebrate a successful run of our Summer exhibition, Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark, with an exhibition walkthrough with the curator of Metamorphosis, Director of Arts and Administration, Julia Kemerer followed by a free outdoor concert! The concert will showcase Joel Styzens’ newest contemporary album Resonance, featuring cellist Herine Coetzee Koschak, and violinist, Jinty McTavish, as well as brand new music.
Joel Styzens is a critically-acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, educator and hearing conservation advocate. Styzens creates intimate, colorfully-rich music that is presented in an accessible form that encourages pause, refection and helps people to de-noise, relax, soothe, and recharge. His newest album, Resonance, was named a “Top 10 best contemporary album of 2023” by The Guardian. The BBC calls it “open-hearted” and NPR says, “Phenomenal music.”.
Catch the last opportunity to view Metamorphosis, and then stay to hear a relaxing concert amongst nature!
2-3 pm | Exhibition Walkthrough
3-4:30pm | Outdoor Concert with Joel Styzens, Herine Coetzee Koschak, and Jinty McTavish
The concert will take place outside, on the front porch of Brushwood Center. Please bring a chair or blanket and plan for outdoor weather. Rain location will be in The Great Room.
Joel Styzens is an award-winning and critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, producer, educator and hearing conservation advocate specializing in piano, hammered dulcimer, drums, percussion and guitar.
He has toured nationally and internationally and has been featured on NPR, Chicago’s nationally syndicated WGN and Fox television news broadcasts, and in such publications as Time Out, The National Music Examiner and The UK Hearing Times.
