Impromptu Fest 2019 wrapped up this weekend with a series of concerts that showcased Chicago’s rich and vibrant contemporary art music scene. Hosted by New Music Chicago, the festival convened eight concerts […]
Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, the second Impromptu Fest will take place the next two weekends in the brand-new Guarneri Hall in downtown Chicago. Hosted by New Music Chicago, […]
The Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition opens its first ever concert season this Saturday when the piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire offers performances of Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki, German composer and conductor […]
One of Chicago’s longest running chamber music groups will be kicking off its 26th season, The Journey Continues, with three concerts starting this Sunday. The Orion Ensemble is a quartet with Kathryne […]
Chicago composer George Flynn hosted the latest concert in the long running Chicago Soundings series on Tuesday night. Flynn was the head of the music composition department at DePaul University. In the […]
Last year’s Ear Taxi Festival put Chicago’s vibrant contemporary art music scene on display, demonstrating a deep and talented community of local composers and performers. One of the brightest lights of our […]
Coming on the heels of Augusta Read Thomas’ recent appointment to head the new Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition, the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago will be hosting a concert […]
In keeping with its long-term efforts to leverage different styles of new music, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project will convene its second Black Composer Speaks concerts and discussions this Thursday and […]
Since joining the team at Third Coast Review last winter, I have had the privilege of seeing and reviewing several excellent concerts. While 2016 was unpleasant and disappointing in many ways, Chicago’s […]
Day 4 of the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF) continued the excellence and excitement that had been ginned up in the previous days, but ended up in an especially spectacular way. Over […]
An underappreciated facet of Chicago’s rich cultural offerings goes on display next week when the first-ever, multi-day festival devoted to contemporary classical art music begins. For six days–October 5-10–the Ear Taxi Festival […]
Celebrating the rich musical heritage of Latin America and Spain, the 11th installment of Chicago’s Latino Music Festival kicks off with the violin and guitar Duo Belcorde performing music from their Spanish […]
