Classical, Festivals, Music

Review: Ear Taxi Festival Delivers Day Long Excellence Despite Glitches

Ear Taxi Festival’s day-long series of concerts began Thursday at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in the Austin neighborhood and continued on Friday on the campus of DePaul University. […]

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Festivals, Music, Previews

Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Shifts to Mainstage Concerts

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As Ear Taxi Festival enters its third and final weekend, the focus shifts to the Mainstage Series Concerts, with five full days of mostly free performances in venues spread across […]

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Classical, Festivals, Music

Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Is Baaaaack!!!

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The long-anticipated return of the Ear Taxi Festival started this week with a series of concerts and happenings at several venues around Chicago. The first festival in October 2016 showcased […]

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Classical, Festivals, Music, Previews, Previews

Preview: Ear Taxi Festival… Welcome Back!

When Third Coast Review started in 2016, I had had only limited exposure to Chicago’s contemporary classical music scene. My appreciation of our community received a massive jolt in October […]

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Classical, Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chicago Embraces a Major Talent: Clarice Assad

One of the more recent arrivals to Chicago’s vibrant art music scene is a product of a musical family in Brazil. Clarice Assad had lived in Chicago on and off […]

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Classical, Music

2019 in Review: Classical Music

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As the year and the decade are winding down, it is hard to avoid thinking about the time that has passed. In this day and age, when events swirl around […]

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Classical, Music

Best of 2016: Classical Music

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 […]

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Audio, Classical, Music

Third Coast Mixtape No. 8: Contemporary Classical Music from the Ear Taxi Festival

This mix tape was inspired by the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF), an extraordinary event that, over six days, shined a bright light on Chicago’s contemporary classical art music scene. From […]

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Classical, Music

Ear Taxi Festival: Final Thoughts on an Awesome Experience — and a Few More Reviews

The six-day Ear Taxi Festival (ETF), which concluded on Monday evening, was an extraordinary event that shined a bright light on Chicago’s contemporary classical art music scene. Our local scene […]

Louis Harris /
Classical, Music

Ear Taxi Festival Day 4: A Concert Not To Be Missed

  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 […]

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Classical, Music

Ear Taxi Festival Day 3: Fascinating Sounds and More World Premieres

Halfway through its six-day run, the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF) continues to showcase Chicago’s rich contemporary classical music scene, with 88 local composers presenting 54 world premieres played by over […]

Louis Harris /
Classical, Music

Ear Taxi Festival Day 1: Chicago’s Lively, Contemporary Sounds Come to Harris Theater

Nearly 400 enthusiastic admirers enjoyed day one of the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF) showcasing Chicago’s rich contemporary classical music scene. Wednesday’s excellent concerts were the first of six days devoted […]

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