Immersive Chamber Music Series presents: Constellation Men's Ensemble 

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Doors: 5PM 

Showtime: 6PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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About: 

Constellation Men’s Ensemble (CME) is a Chicago-based vocal group dedicated to creating distinct performances in unique spaces, empowering the next generation of singers through educational engagement, and expanding the repertoire for men’s vocal music by commissioning new works from both emerging and established composers. 

In 2016, CME founded their new music series NOVA, “new, original, vocal, art.”  NOVA seeks to capitalize on their mission of commissioning new works. Last year, the fifth annual NOVA concerts were centered around the theme of “humanhood,” and featured the largest commissioned work to date by New Jersey-based composer Robert Maggio entitled Man Up/Man Down. That work will be featured on Constellation’s first album being released in early 2023 with Sono Luminus Records. 

Constellation has had the opportunity to partner with Music of the Baroque to bring their music and passion to students within Chicago Public Schools. Workshop performances focused on careers in music, the joy of community through singing, and the multitude of ways that music can remain a part of your life post high school. Pre-COVID, they toured to New England and Maine, working with over 2,000 middle and high school students through their passion of connecting with the next generation of singers.

CME is the 2019 winner of the American Prize in Choral Performance, professional division. www.constellationensemble.org 

Immersive Chamber Music Series presents: Nois presents: Discovery

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Doors: 1PM 

Showtime: 2PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

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About: 

Founded in 2016, ~Nois (pronounced “noise”) has become one of the premier ensembles in the United States by combining contemporary chamber music and improvisation to connect with audiences in unique concert experiences. Known for their “truly innovative musicianship” and “raw creativity” (Cacophony Magazine), ~Nois has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the M-Prize International Arts Competition.

In 2020, ~Nois released their debut album, Is This ~Nois. Hailed as “fresh and intense” (The WholeNote), the album was named among the “Best of Bandcamp Contemporary Classical: June 2020” by critic Peter Margasak. 

Since its founding, ~Nois has presented over 90 performances in 20 states from coast to coast. In addition to its regular concert season in Chicago, ~Nois has performed at festivals such as Big Ears and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and has appeared at over 30 academic institutions. For the 2020/2021 academic year, ~Nois was appointed as the Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence at the University of Chicago. 

Dedicated to expanding and redefining the saxophone quartet repertoire, ~Nois has premiered over 40 works ~Nois recently partnered with the Kinds of Kings composer collective on the Afterimage series, a collection of concerts in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles and has performed with the Bang On A Can All-Stars, Claire Chase, Eighth Blackbird, and My Brightest Diamond.

~Nois is Hunter Bockes, János Csontos, Jordan Lulloff, and Julian Velasco. For more information, please visit www.noissaxophone.com.