Fantastic Zoology by Cuong, Rautavaara, Bates, Mason, Mon 12 Feb 2024, From (2024/2024), Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Symphony Center Chicago, Chicago, United States

In his Anthology of Fantastic Zoology, Mason Bates uses a teeming array of sounds to portray sprites, sirens, a gryphon and other extraordinary beasts over 11 marvelously surreal movements. Einojuhani Rautavaara’s ethereal concerto for birds and orchestra features recorded bird calls from arctic Finland. Viet Cuong’s Vital Sines highlights the virtuosity of four-time Grammy Award-winning Chicago sextet Eighth Blackbird. Tickets are free, $5 fee applies.