Join us for a captivating performance by the Juliani Ensemble at the beautiful St. Clara Chapel. The ensemble is dedicated to enriching the community through diverse artistic expressions, providing a vibrant platform for voices of the human experience, and fostering positive social connection through engaging, educational, and inspiring performances.

About the Concert

The Juliani Ensemble offers audiences an exploratory and immersive musical experience. Their performances encourage curiosity, interaction, and personal connection, allowing attendees to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of music. In addition to performing, the ensemble runs a music education program in the South Side neighborhoods of Chicago, offering lessons supported by scholarships and providing instruments to students. By engaging with communities and reaching new audiences, the Juliani Ensemble strives to meet people where they are and share the joy of music with everyone.

About the Ensemble

Emily Seaberry Graef is the founder and the flutist of the Juliani Ensemble. Beginning in 1999, Ms. Graef and the Juliani Ensemble were performing partners with The Chicago Cultural Center for 20 years, performing chamber music concerts throughout the year in historic Preston Bradley Hall. Ms. Graef has maintained a teaching studio for more than 30 years. Ms. Graef is a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Music where she won the Nelson Howenstein Award for outstanding flute performance. Emily did post graduate study at The University of Maryland and at The Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg, Austria where she studied with Helmut Zangerle. She is the former Principal Flute and soloist with The Rome Festival Orchestra and has performed as flutist with The Chicago Winds, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW series and on the nationally acclaimed and broadcast Dame Myra Hess series. Emily was the co-founder of The Galena Chamber Ensemble, a chamber music organization which performed in Galena, Illinois for 10 years in historic Turner Hall. She has been an artist in residence at the People’s Music School and is a former faculty member of the Merit School of Music.

Violinist and violist Julian Graef has earned acclaim as an artist of remarkable versatility. He has been featured in Strings Magazine, on the “Concerts from the Library of Congress” series, and in many of the world’s foremost concert halls. In addition to an active touring schedule as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Graef also serves as the Co-director of the Juliani Ensemble, and as the founding Executive Director of Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival. With the Juliani Ensemble, Mr. Graef has given performances and masterclasses at universities and conservatories throughout North America, while also directing the Ensemble’s resident series; Saturday Salons at Primitive Gallery in Chicago, IL. Mr. Graef obtained both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He performs on a 1949 Natale Carletti viola and an unnamed 1810 Stradivarius model violin.

Experience the beauty, depth, and richness of global music as the Juliani Ensemble brings artistry and inspiration to the Sinsinawa Mound.

This event is free and open to the public!