Event Details
Date: July 10, 2026
Start time: 07:00 p.m. CDT
Venue: The CheckOut
Emily Sings – The Dickinson Ensemble
$29.87
Fri Jul 10, 2026 07:00 p.m. CST
Doors open at 06:00 pm CST
The CheckOut
4116 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60613, United States
About
Emily Sings is an eleven-movement chamber suite composed by Don Skoog. Inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson and performed by The Dickinson Ensemble, Emily Sings blends soprano, flutes, cello and piano with storytelling to create a vivid and intimate portrait of Dickinson’s imagination, passion, humor, and emotional depth.
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