Frank Villella

Chicagoan. musician. archivist. husband. vegetarian. amateur wine aficionado. (he/him/his)

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

Rafael Kubelík is known for leading the CSO from 1950-1953 as its fifth music director, but why was his name chosen as a filming code for the third season of @TheBearFX? @WBEZ and @csoarchives Director Frank Villella sought to uncover the mystery.

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

Last November, Maestro Jakub Hrůša visited the music library and @CSOArchives, where he viewed historic scores of Martinů’s First Violin Concerto and Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and Death and Transfiguration, all of which he conducts during his two-week March residency.

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

In between rehearsals for this week's program, Frank Villella, director of the CSOA's Rosenthal Archives, & Maestro Daniel Harding peruse the scores used by 2nd music director Frederick Stock for the 1920 US premiere of Holst's The Planets. @csoarchives @djharding
📷: Jihyeon Kim

[Sir Georg Solti @SirGeorgSolti]

Happy congratulations to three-time #SoltiFoundationUS career assistance award recipient Sameer Patel, @MusicalAmerica's New Artist of the Month! @sameerap2 @SDYS_

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

Tune in to @WFMTclassical on March 22 at 8 pm for a conversation celebrating the life and legacy of Margaret Hillis — founder and first director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus — featuring Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill, Frank Villella and Oliver Camacho.
https://t.co/SCBtSQW3K3

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

Join us in celebrating the 150th birthday of #FrederickStock—the @ChicagoSymphony Orchestra's second music director—tomorrow evening at the @GlessnerHouse!

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

Join us in celebrating the 150th birthday of #FrederickStock—the @ChicagoSymphony Orchestra's second music director—on November 10 at the @GlessnerHouse!

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

October 21, 1912: @SirGeorgSolti—the @ChicagoSymphony Orchestra's eighth music director from 1969 until 1991—is born in Budapest, Hungary. #OTD https://t.co/XkfGYY08xN

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

The @ChicagoSymphony Orchestra family remembers legendary eighth music director @SirGeorgSolti, who passed away 25 years ago, on September 5, 1997. https://t.co/SYiextszB7

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

In this month’s My Favorite CSO, @CSOArchives Director Frank Villella chose Frederick Stock leading Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, the Orchestra’s first recording: “Even with all of the scratches, you can hear clarity and vibrancy, nuance and majesty."
https://t.co/q9ANi4KpqA

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The same SCOTUS that said yesterday that states don’t have the ability to regulate guns today gave states the power to regulate women’s bodies.

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

fantastic congratulations to Mark Clague on the release of his “O Say Can You Hear,” a cultural biography of The Star-Spangled Banner! @usmusicscholar @umichsmtd @wwnorton

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the extraordinary American entertainer, singer, and actress Judy Garland! @ChicagoSymphony #JudyGarland https://t.co/C4EPkaVUOr

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

In this month’s My Favorite CSO, Program Annotator Phillip Huscher chose Fritz Reiner leading Ein Heldenleben on @RCARecords, "this legendary recording of Strauss’s virtuosic tone poem is the definitive account of a score this orchestra practically owns."
https://t.co/zMdvpeXKR6

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

In this month’s My Favorite CSO, Associate Chorus Director Cheryl Frazes Hill chose @MaestroMuti leading Verdi's Requiem on #CSOResound, "a powerful performance that maintained an intensity and beauty throughout the recording." https://t.co/okI3KzeLZy

[Frank Villella @fvillella]

check this out! learn more about #FlorencePrice (fast forward to about 28:30 for my cameo) in advance of the @ChicagoSymphony's performance of her Third Symphony later this week! @GPerfPBS @scottyoomusic @Mikalashel27 @wttw

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

Ahead of CSO performances May 5-7 of Price’s Symphony No. 3, audiences can learn more about the composer in “Florence Price and the American Migration,” a documentary streaming now from @GPerfPBS on @wttw featuring @csoarchives Director Frank Villella.
https://t.co/MXbSRWxdwr

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

Remembering Donald Peck, “the voice of the wind section” @chicagosymphony https://t.co/5iz6DFw5gy

[CSO Archives @csoarchives]

The @ChicagoSymphony Orchestra family mourns the passing of Donald Peck, a member of the ensemble from 1957 until 1999 and principal flute for over forty years. @RaviniaFestival https://t.co/XHFg701cBX

[Mark Clague @usmusicscholar]

A brief history of the NFL, 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' the Super Bowl and their tangled saga of patriotism and dissent https://t.co/vKi0XvknHJ via @ConversationUS

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

In this month’s My Favorite CSO, harpsichordist Mark Shuldiner chose Bernard Haitink leading "one of the best orchestras in the world and one of the best choruses in the world, both in fine form in the #CSOResound recording of Poulenc’s Gloria." https://t.co/YHFmCZfDFL