6:30 PM pre-concert talk with the artists and Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities
Vito Zuraj: Framed
Justyna Kowalska-Lason: A Light exists in Spring
Nicolai Worsaae: “Griet’s Træ” from WaWV – Du hast gesagt Vol 3
Christian Mason: Noctilucence
Ondřej Adámek: Ça tourne ça bloque
Contempo presents new works by fresh, exciting talent – young international composers whose works already have a worldwide presence.
Marta Ptaszyńska: Poetic Impressions
Reena Esmail: The Light is the Same
Augusta Read Thomas: Bassoon Concertino
JAZZ set with Craig Taborn
The Contempo-Jazz Double Bill returns, featuring incomparable women composers across generations and genres.
George Crumb: Eleven Echoes of Autumn
Pauline Oliveros: Earth Ears
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 3
Harrison Birtwistle: Some Petals from my Twickenham Herbarium
Toru Takemitsu: Rain Spell
Major composers’ inspirations by and reflections on nature form the theme for this Contempo program.
Tomorrow’s Music Today concerts feature music by some of today’s finest young composers – University of Chicago doctoral candidates in composition – performed by Kontras Quartet and Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente.
Featuring works by Jack Hughes, Pierce Gradone, Tim Page, and Aaron Helgeson.
Tomorrow’s Music Today concerts feature music by some of today’s finest young composers – University of Chicago doctoral candidates in composition – performed by Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente.
Featuring works by Alicam Camci, Joungbum Lee, and Igor Santos.