
Nova Linea Musica presents “Letters From Home”
Preconcert talk with Doyle Amburst at 5:30 pm
This concert heralds a triple World Premiere! Belize-born British prize-winning composer and Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen shares her gifts in the Nova Linea Musica Commission and World Premiere for String Trio written for the Chicago-based trio, the Black Oak Ensemble. Celebrated pianist and composer, Conrad Tao’s A Series of Interdependencies (2016) for violin, viola, and cello commissioned by the Black Oak Ensemble will give the long-awaited World Premiere.
~Nois Quartet will perform an array of works from regions around the world from Vietnam, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Missouri – a myriad of voices or letters from home! Chicago’s talented and beloved Stacy Garrop is arranging Jarba, Mare Jarba for String Trio (Black Oak Ensemble) and Saxophone Quartet (~Nois) in the third World Premiere!
Featuring: ~Nois (Julian Velasco, Jordan Lulloff, and János Csontos) with Charlie Chadwell, alto Saxophone; and Black Oak Ensemble (Desirée Ruhstrat, Aurelien Pederzoli, and David Cunliffe)
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Program
<p><strong>~Nois Quartet<br /></strong><br />(János Csontos, Julian Velasco, Jordan Lulloff)<br />Augusta Read Thomas: Shakespeare’s Jesters (2023)<br />Shelley Washington: Eternal Present I. Now (2023)<br />Quinones Christian: High Tide (2023)<br />Arturo Márquez: Danzon No. 5 (Portales de Madrugada (1999)<br />Viet Cuong: Prized Possessions (2015)</p> <p><strong>Black Oak Ensemble<br /></strong><br />Desirée Ruhstrat (Violin), Aurelien Pederzoli (Viola) David Cunliffe (Cello)<br />Errollyn Wallen: (2025) NLM Commission and World Premiere</p> <p>Conrad Tao: A Series of Interdependencies (2016) for violin, viola, and cello written and commissioned by the Black Oak Ensemble - World Premiere</p> <p><strong>Black Oak Ensemble and ~Nois</strong></p> <p>Stacy Garrop: arrg. of Jarba, Mare Jarba (NLM Commission and World Premiere) (2025) (for String Trio and Saxophone Quartet)</p>