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The Electrostrings performing at a Chicago arts gala
Chicago, Illinois · The Midwest Cultural Capital

The Architecture Is
Magnificent. The Events
Should Match It.

Chicago has the most architecturally significant skyline in North America, one of the greatest concentrations of world-class museums in the world, and a corporate sector that entertains with the seriousness of a city that knows it belongs on every global stage. When Chicago throws an event, it doesn't just go through the motions. The Electrostrings don't either.

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The Chicago Event Market

Museum Row, the Lakefront,
& a City That Takes
Culture Seriously

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the finest art museums in the world — and its private event program brings Chicago's corporate and philanthropic elite into the galleries after hours for fundraising galas, corporate dinners, and benefit events that use the collection as a backdrop. Performing in the presence of Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte or the Thorne Miniature Rooms is not something you take lightly. We don't.

The Chicago corporate event market is driven by the city's concentration of major companies — United Airlines, Boeing, McDonald's, Morningstar, and dozens of financial services firms that compete for talent and clients with event hospitality that mirrors their professional ambitions. The Chicago holiday gala season, compressed into November and early December before the full weight of Midwestern winter descends, is intense and demanding for event suppliers of every kind.

"Chicago has a real music culture — the blues, jazz, house music, classical. Our audiences notice when entertainment is exceptional. The Electrostrings were exceptional."

Art Institute of Chicago Galas

Few event settings in America match the Art Institute for sheer cultural prestige. The Grand Staircase, the Gunsaulus Hall, the Modern Wing's Griffin Court — these are spaces that command a certain grandeur of entertainment. We perform with the awareness of the setting: classical musicianship that honors the environment, with a contemporary electric edge that keeps the room alive and present.

Museum of Science & Industry

The Museum of Science and Industry — in a landmarked Beaux Arts building on the Museum of Science Campus — hosts some of Chicago's most spectacular private events, with the full museum available for exclusive after-hours celebrations. The scale of the space is extraordinary, and entertainment here needs to be proportionally ambitious. Three musicians with LED-illuminated instruments in a room full of locomotives and space capsules is a genuinely memorable visual moment.

Navy Pier & Lakefront Events

Navy Pier — Chicago's iconic lakefront attraction — hosts corporate events in spaces with panoramic views of Lake Michigan and the city skyline. Lakefront events in summer Chicago are among the most visually dramatic event settings in America, and live music in the open air over the lake carries a particular emotional resonance. We perform outdoors in these settings with full amplification and the experience to work in open-air environments.

Chicago Venues

The Windy City's
Great Spaces

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Museum of Science & Industry
  • Navy Pier event spaces
  • Merchandise Mart
  • The Civic Opera House private events
  • Millennium Park event spaces
  • Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
  • Soho House Chicago
  • Private Gold Coast and Lincoln Park estates
Chicago Audiences

A City That Understands
the Difference Between
Good and Great

Chicago has one of the great live music cultures in America — rooted in blues and jazz, shaped by house music, enriched by the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera. Chicagoans have strong musical opinions and high standards. They know the difference between a technically competent performance and one that's genuinely moving.

That's precisely why Chicago events are some of our most rewarding performances. An audience that knows music will respond to music that's truly excellent — and their response is unmistakable. When a Chicago corporate gala audience stops moving through the room and starts paying attention to the stage, you've earned something. We earn it consistently.

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Chicago Takes Music Seriously. So Do We.

Art Institute gala, Navy Pier corporate dinner, or a Gold Coast wedding — reach out to discuss your Chicago event and what The Electrostrings would bring to it.

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