NEIU's Jewel Box Series will present the American Chamber Players on Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $25. Call the NEIU Box Office at (773) 442-4363 or visit www.ticketweb.com for tickets and more information.

Among today's most exciting and innovative chamber music ensembles, the American Chamber Players was founded in 1985 by a core group of artists from the Library of Congress Summer Chamber Festival. The six members of the ensemble perform repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works.

The American Chamber Players have recorded music of Mozart, Bruch, Bloch, Stravinsky, Harbison, and Rochberg on the Koch International Classics label.