Contempo: Contemporary Chamber Players

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42nd Season (2006-2007)

10.28.2006

Strange Imaginary Animals

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Joseph Schwantner: Rhiannon’s Blackbirds (2006)
Gordon Beeferman: Reliquary (2005, world premiere)
Derek Bermel: Coming Together
David M. Gordon: Friction Systems

This event is a part of New Music Chicago’s “Sonic Impact” festival.

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02.03.2007

I Feel a Breath of Air from Other Planets

Pacifica Quartet and friends
Mary Nessigner, soprano
Lisa Kaplan, piano

Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 with soprano
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Oasis for string quartet and tape (Chicago premiere)
Josef Bardanashvili: Metamorphoses for viola and piano (Chicago premiere)
Kotoka Suzuki: Minyo (Chicago premiere)

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04.07.2007

Contempo Double-Bill with the Dave Douglas Quintet

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Pacifica Quartet
Tony Arnold soprano
Alison Attar harp
Greg Beyer percussion
Doug Perkins percussion
Dave Douglas Quintet

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05.11.2007

Tomorrow’s Music Today I

Pacifica Quartet
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Works by UChicago music composition students: Shawn Allison, Alex J. Berezowsky, and Koksal Fusun

05.23.2007

Tomorrow’s Music Today II

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Pacifica Quartet
Tony Arnold soprano
Stanislav Venglevski bajan
Hyun-Chung Kim dae-gum
Daxun Zhang double-Bass
Yang Wei Chinese pipa
Lawrice Flowers voice
Cliff Colnot conductor

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Contempo Seasons

  • 53rd Season (2017-2018)
  • 52nd Season (2016-2017)
  • 51st Season (2015-2016)
  • 50th Season (2014-2015 )
  • 49th Season (2013-2014)
  • 48th Season (2012-2013)
  • 47th Season (2011-2012)
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  • 45th Season (2009-2010)
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  • 42nd Season (2006-2007)
  • 41st Season (2005-2006)
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  • 1-31st Seasons (1964-1996)