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FALL 2021
August 7, 2021: Eartheater at ArtPark
Lewiston, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Eartheater, When Fire is Allowed to Finish
Jlin arr. Kim and Thompson, Black Origami
King Britt and Marcos Balter, Atomic Theory III: “Electron Orbitals”
Aphex Twin arr. Stefan Freund, T69 Collapse
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Lewiston, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Eartheater, When Fire is Allowed to Finish
Jlin arr. Kim and Thompson, Black Origami
King Britt and Marcos Balter, Atomic Theory III: “Electron Orbitals”
Aphex Twin arr. Stefan Freund, T69 Collapse
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August 29, 2021: For George Lewis on Time:Spans Festival
New York City, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Tyshawn Sorey, For George Lewis
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New York City, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Tyshawn Sorey, For George Lewis
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September 18, 2021: Rite of Summer
New York City, New York
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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New York City, New York
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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September 25, 2021: Penn Live Arts at Morris Arboretum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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October 4, 2021: Ear Taxi
Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
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Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
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October 21, 2021: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air
Leo Discenza, … and the pursuit of Quietude
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
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Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air
Leo Discenza, … and the pursuit of Quietude
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
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October 21, 2021: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air
Leo Discenza, … and the pursuit of Quietude
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
more info and tickets
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air
Leo Discenza, … and the pursuit of Quietude
Marcos Balter, meltDown Upshot
more info and tickets
November 19, 2021: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Yi-Ting Lu, A Sudden Gust of Wind
Hans Thomalla, Harmoniemusik
more info and tickets
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Yi-Ting Lu, A Sudden Gust of Wind
Hans Thomalla, Harmoniemusik
more info and tickets
November 19, 2021: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Yi-Ting Lu, A Sudden Gust of Wind
Hans Thomalla, Harmoniemusik
more info and tickets
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Yi-Ting Lu, A Sudden Gust of Wind
Hans Thomalla, Harmoniemusik
more info and tickets
SPRING 2022
February 4, 2022: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble with Nathalie Joachim
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Nathalie Joachim, guest composer, voice, and flute
Andrew Hamilton, Music for People Who Like Art
Karen Bao, Azure Moon
Lisa Atkinson, new work
Olive Haugh, new work
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Fanm d’Ayiti
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Madan Bellegarde
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Suite pou dantan
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Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Nathalie Joachim, guest composer, voice, and flute
Andrew Hamilton, Music for People Who Like Art
Karen Bao, Azure Moon
Lisa Atkinson, new work
Olive Haugh, new work
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Fanm d’Ayiti
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Madan Bellegarde
Nathalie Joachim, arr. Samuel Perlman, Suite pou dantan
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February 11, 2022: What Belongs to You
St. Louis, Missouri
David T. Little, What Belongs to You
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St. Louis, Missouri
David T. Little, What Belongs to You
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February 23, 2022: Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
OSSIA
with Alyssa Pyper, violin and voice
Alyssa Pyper, Cradle
Rochester, New York
OSSIA
with Alyssa Pyper, violin and voice
Alyssa Pyper, Cradle
March 9, 2022: Paper Pianos at EMPAC
Troy, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Nigel Maister, director
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
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Troy, New York
Alarm Will Sound
Nigel Maister, director
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
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March 31, 2022: Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Portland, Oregon
Taylor Mac
Oregon Symphony
arrangements by Ted Hearne
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Portland, Oregon
Taylor Mac
Oregon Symphony
arrangements by Ted Hearne
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April 14-15, 2022: Ten Thousand Birds at The Armory
New York, NY
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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New York, NY
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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May 20, 2022: Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Julius Eastman, Stay On It
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Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Julius Eastman, Stay On It
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May 25-26, 2022: Bergen Festival, Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Taylor Mac
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
arrangements by Ted Hearne
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Taylor Mac
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
arrangements by Ted Hearne
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July 28, 2022: Mizzou International Composers Festival
Missouri Theater
Columbia, Missouri
Meredith Monk, Anthem
Don Freund, Test of Time
Angelica Negrón, Places
Meredith Monk, Night
Missouri Theater
Columbia, Missouri
Meredith Monk, Anthem
Don Freund, Test of Time
Angelica Negrón, Places
Meredith Monk, Night
July 30, 2022: Mizzou International Composers Festival
Missouri Theater
Columbia, Missouri
Huỳnh, I Ask My Mother to Sing
Tovar-Henao, Enjambre
Louilarpprasert, Lunatic
Schroeder, Contrapunctus // Song
Wieland, Consolation prize
Di Cecca, Retour à Tipasa
Lee, emergency exit only
Le Boeuf, Imprints
Missouri Theater
Columbia, Missouri
Huỳnh, I Ask My Mother to Sing
Tovar-Henao, Enjambre
Louilarpprasert, Lunatic
Schroeder, Contrapunctus // Song
Wieland, Consolation prize
Di Cecca, Retour à Tipasa
Lee, emergency exit only
Le Boeuf, Imprints