New Music Chicago announces a free, monthly concert series titled New Music Chicago Presents that showcases the diversity and creativity of its members. In partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), New Music Chicago will take place from 12:15 to 1:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center. Admission is free. All lead performers are members of New Music Chicago.
Curated by flutist and New Music Chicago member Jennie Oh Brown, the New Music Chicago Presents series will bring a new body of repertoire and innovative performances to the Chicago Cultural Center while also exposing new audiences to the world-class new music being created among Chicago musicians. New Music Chicago is hosted by pianist and New Music Chicago member Marianne Parker.
Of the opportunity, Brown says, “The musicians of New Music Chicago are thrilled to partner with the Chicago Cultural Center to present this ongoing monthly concert series of contemporary classical music. The success of Ear Taxi Festival 2016 showed that Chicago audiences are interested in hearing what’s new. New Music Chicago Presents will feature repertoire written since 2000 by living composers.”
Read a preview article in the Chicago Tribune here.
Michael Hall, viola and Michael Délfin, piano
January 21, 2020
12:15PM
International soloists Michael Hall and Michael Délfin present “Immigration and Transformation” – a musical journey through volcanic eruptions, refugee migration, personal loss, and kinetic cultural fusion. Featuring works by Mary Kouyoumdjian, Christian Ellenwood, Stacy Garrop, and Fauzie Wiriadisastra – each commissioned by Michael Hall.
Cate Hummel, flute
February 18, 2020
12:15PM
This program explores different sonic landscapes in music for flute, piccolo and alto flute, either alone or with recorded tracks. Works by Katherine Hoover, Eve Belgerian, Daniel Dorff, Jay Batzner, Adina Izarra and Stephen Lias.
CHAI Collaborative Ensemble
March 17, 2020
12:15PM
CHAI Collaborative Ensemble presents “Facsimile,” an open-instrumentation, conductorless concerto for cello and chamber ensemble, by Griffin Candey with New Music Detroit and Clearwater (the latter based in Sacramento).
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
Chicago’s award-winning saxophone quartet ~Nois will present a program of works by today’s most exciting composers, pushing the limits of what the saxophone can be.
June 16, 2020
12:15PM
Phil Pierick, saxophone (Yates Hall)
Concert of composed and freely improvised music for saxophone, cello (Audrey Snyder) and acoustic guitar (Adam Larison).
November 17, 2020
12:15PM
