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Impromptu Fest
Now in its second year, the Impromptu Fest is a series of 8 concerts featuring 16 different Chicago-based ensembles playing newly composed music. Impromptu Fest is a showcase for the members of New Music Chicago, an organization dedicated to the performance of non-mainstream and experimental music.
This year Impromptu Fest will be featuring a number of student ensembles in our lineup, and boasts a wealth of multi-media presentations incorporating video, electronics, still images, and live improvisation.
For our second year, we are at the brand-new Guarneri Hall, 11 E. Adams St., 3rd floor, right in the heart of downtown Chicago, which features exquisite acoustic engineering and state-of-the-art equipment in an intimate, 75-seat setting.
Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:30 pm Fifth House Ensemble: Fresh Inc. All Stars Heare Ensemble: Voice of the Whale
Program: genealogy I - Niko D. Schroeder BLK GIRL ART (video) - Ayanna Woods Lonesome Roads - Dan Visconti Café Music - Paul Schoenfield
Carter Pann - Melodies for Robert Narong Prangcharoen - Bencharong George Crumb Vox Balanae
Friday, March 22, 2019 7:30 pm Jennifer Woodrum: Chicago Composers Students of the University of Chicago:Will Meyers, Ted Moore: Shadow Studies
Program: As Deperation Sets in, Caleb Burhans Stubborn As Hell, Stacy Garrop Black, Marc Mellits Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, James Stephenson
Five Studies and a Postlude (2019), Will Myers it teaches us that it doesnt exist (2017) by Ted Moore shadow (2018) by Ted Moore still motion b, or things a mouth does (2017) by Ted Moore
Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:30 pm Gaudete Brass: A Chicago Brass Showcase Brass Students of Roosevelt University and Northern Illinois University
Program: Works by Sampson, Nowakowski, Leon and Paterson
Sunday, March 24, 2019 3:00 pm Wurtz-Berger Duo: Touch the Restless Wood Amos Gillespie and Lakeshore Rush: Midwest Meets the Rest
Restless, by Ken Thomson Of Wood and Touch, by Alex Shapiro Moonflowers, by Marta Ptaszynska Improvisations, Alyson Berger and Amy Wurtz
Glassworks, Phillip Glass Trio for clarinet, violin and piano, Gian Carlo Menotti Curved Silence, Beth Bradfish these broken wings, David Lang The Spanish Speakers, Amos Gillespie These questions three, Amos Gillespie
Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:30 pm Chicago Composers Consortium: Composers Consortium and Friends William Jason Raynovich and Seth Boustead: Sheep Dip!
Program:
Assisi Impressions by Elizabeth Start Mandala by Lawrence Axelrod Solitary Confinement by Timothy Ernest Johnson Houses of Cards by Timothy Edwards Respiro by KC Ginther It Only Needs to Be Seen by Kyong Mee Choi
now (ongoing) by William Jason Raynovich The Numinous by Seth Boustead Whitespace by Seth Boustead Marginal Capacity by Seth Boustead Three Contrasting Pieces by Seth Boustead Friday, March 29, 2019 7:30 pm Naperville Chamber Players: Ad AstraTo the Stars Janice Misurell Mitchell: The Speaking Flute
Program: Constellations for Alto Flute and Marimba, Joe W. Moore, III Nebula for solo Cello, Mischa Zupko The Whimsical Nature of Small Particle Physics, Ben Wahlund Double Concerto for Oboe and Cello, Jenni Brandon
Claude Debussy, Syrinx Edgard Varèse, Density 21.5 Sub-Music and Song, Janice Misurell-Mitchell Sometimes the City is Silent, Janice Misurell-Mitchell Blues Man, Poet Woman, Janice Misurell-Mitchell Amendment Blues No. 1, Janice Misurell-Mitchell Motelloneliness, Janice Misurell-Mitchell Karawane, Janice Misurell-Mitchell
Saturday, March 30, 2019 7:30 pm Impromptu Fest Presents: ~Nois Aviary: Aviary Performs New Works by Northwestern Composers
Program: Dwalm (2018) by Gemma Peacocke even the words that we are speaking now (2018) by Darcy Copeland Saxophonquartett (2014) by Georg Friedrich Haas Improvisation by ~Nois
New Work (2019) by Neil Quigley And or Other (2018) by Emily Praetorius Invention of Water (2018) by Ben Zucker
Sunday, March 31, 2019 3:00 pm Crossing Borders Music: African-American Women Composers: Looking Back and Looking Forward Impromptu Fest Presents: Students of Elmhurst College
Florence Prices 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint Undine Smith-Moores Afro-American Suite Brittany J. Greens Portraits for Piano Solo Elizabeth Bakers Rain on the Cotton Jordyn Davis' What Have You Done? (Who Are You?)
New Music Chicago advocates for the importance of a vital, vibrant music scene in our city and its geographical region. We are a membership organization that connects creators and supporters of non-mainstream and experimental music, supporting our passionate community through a mix of online and in-person services, including a calendar, social media presence, networking opportunities, professional development, and occasional performances, serving both emerging and established artists. Visit New Music Chicago online at https://www.newmusicchicago.org/
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LocationGuarneri Hall NFP (View)
11 E. Adams St., #350a
Chicago, IL 60603
United States
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Kid Friendly: Yes! |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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