Spektral Quartet and Ensemble Dal Niente perform music by some of today’s finest young composers – UChicago doctoral candidates in composition.
RODRIGO BUSSAD: Looking Up
Spektral Quartet
DAVID “CLAY” METTENS: Without Air
Ensemble Dal Niente
Michael Lewanski, conductor
WILL MYERS: October
I. Dusk
II. Nocturne I
III. … like a blossom / as it breathes slowly.
IV. Nocturne II
V. Echoes
Spektral Quartet
ANDREW McMANUS: pathways, bursting [neurosonics 2]
Spektral Quartet
Andrew McManus, electronics
Concert Program
Matthew Burtner: Broken Drum (2003)
John Luther Adams: Wail (2002)
Yu-Hui Chang: Binge Delirium (2007)
David Lang: Wed (1992)
David Lang: Composition as Explanation (world premiere)
Morton Feldman: King of Denmark (1964)
John Cage: Inlets (1977), with Third Coast Percussion
Marta Ptaszyńska: Voice of the Winds for 100 percussionists, co-directed by Third Coast Percussion with assistance from beyond this point (world premiere)
Contempo and MCA Chicago present Whisper(s), a solo performance by Matthew Duvall featuring guest artists Third Coast Percussion and 95 percussionists. Curated by Matthew Duvall in a rare solo performance, this event is presented in tandem with the MCA exhibit Merce Cunningham: Common Time, which explores the legendary choreographer’s dynamic collaborations with leading composers, visual artists, and designers.
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Concert Program
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintet
Chaya Czernowin: String Quartet
Sofia Gubaidulina: Song of the Gallows
Isabel Mundry: Sandschleifen
Kaija Saariaho: Aer
Contempo presents five recent works by leading international women composers, with contemporary music interpreters Ensemble Dal Niente, mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher, Kontras Quartet, and pianist Pawel Checinski.
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Concert Program
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Der kleine Harlekin
Peter Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King
Mauricio Kagel: Sur scène
John Cage: Living Room Music
6:30 PM pre-concert lecture with Seth Brodsky
Mauricio Kagel was at the forefront of developing the theatrical side of music performance from the late 1950s. Talea Ensemble performs this concert that showcases instrumental theater works by Kagel and others.
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Tomorrow’s Music Today concerts feature music by some of today’s finest young composers, performed by Contempo’s resident ensemble, eighth blackbird, and guest artists. Programs will include works by University of Chicago doctoral candidates in composition.
Concert Program
Works by Alican Çamci, Igor Santos, Timothy Page, Phil Taylor, Tomás Gueglio Saccone
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Free admission, no reservations required
Tomorrow’s Music Today concerts feature music by some of today’s finest young composers, performed by Contempo’s resident ensemble, eighth blackbird, and guest artists. Programs will include works by University of Chicago doctoral candidates in composition.
Concert Program
Works by Jack Hughes, Joungbum Lee, Pierce Gradone, Katherine Pukinskis
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Free admission, no reservations required