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Members of Ensemble dal Niente standing outside a building with columns
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Ensemble dal Niente collates five-year-old highlights on Object/Animal

by Hannah Edgar March 22, 2022March 16, 2022

Ensemble dal Niente’s Object/Animal follows closely on the heels of the local contemporary classical group’s November release, Confined. Speak., a retrospective of pieces performed sans live audiences in 2020 and […]

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Israeli pianist Shira Legmann revives the piano music of composer Giacinto Scelsi

by Bill Meyer November 30, 2020August 18, 2021

The music that Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi wrote during the middle of the 20th century predicted minimalism and spectralism, but its forms and sounds remain distinct from those later developments—and […]

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The 2020 Frequency Festival announces a lineup of world-class experimental music

by Bill Meyer November 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Highlights of the 2020 Frequency Festival include a fusion of Carnatic music and jazz, a solo vocal piece for Diamond Reynolds, and programs of work by Eliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood.

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Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker continues to push against jazz conventions

by Peter Margasak January 16, 2015August 18, 2021

Two new records show off new developments in her music.

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German composer Johannes Kreidler shows off his provocative, technology-driven work tonight

by Peter Margasak October 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente plays the music of the controversial German composer tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center.

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The immersive sound world of Katherine Young and Austin Wulliman

by Peter Margasak September 26, 2013August 19, 2021

Hard-working violinist Austin Wulliman and bassoonist and composer Katherine Young debut a new, immersive set of compositions at Defibrillator Gallery on Friday

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Contemporary classical music on your radio all day today at WFMT

by Peter Margasak May 13, 2013August 19, 2021

WFMT devotes a full day to classical music of the last 25 years.

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New York violist Nadia Sirota joins Anubis Quartet for a thrilling concert Monday night

by Peter Margasak February 7, 2013August 18, 2021

Chicago’s Anubis Quartet presents an exciting program of new music with guest violist Nadia Sirota on Monday night.

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This weekend’s cornucopia of contemporary classical music

by Peter Margasak December 13, 2012August 19, 2021

Two weekend concerts show off the local contemporary classical music community at its best

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A John Cage Q&A with composer and Aperiodic director Nomi Epstein

by Peter Margasak March 30, 2012August 19, 2021

Composer Nomi Epstein talks about Aperiodic’s upcoming A John Cage Festival.

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The heavy ambient sound of Mario Diaz de Leon

by Peter Margasak March 1, 2012August 19, 2021

On his new album, composer Mario Diaz de Leon makes a hard turn toward harsh, spooky ambient sounds.

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DRAM puts primo contemporary classical at your fingertips

by Peter Margasak February 10, 2012August 19, 2021

The fantastic online archives at DRAM are now accessible to regular people, not just universities and libraries

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Claire Chase premieres a Marcos Balter work inspired by Cy Twombly

by Peter Margasak January 26, 2012August 19, 2021

Flutist Claire Chase gives the world premiere of a Marcos Balter piece inspired by Cy Twombly’s “Return From Parnassus”

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The Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s final shows in Chicago

by Peter Margasak November 17, 2011August 19, 2021

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company gives its final Chicago performances this weekend, but its music lives on an fantastic box set.

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Two sides of British bassist Dominic Lash

by Peter Margasak July 8, 2011August 19, 2021

The British bassist Dominic Lash arrives in town to play experimental music with Aperiodic and improvised music with some of the city’s best talent.

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