Chicago Composers Consortium with Duo Cortona

Chicago Composers Consortium with Duo Cortona

thu04apr7:30 pmthu9:00 pmChicago Composers Consortium with Duo Cortona

Time

(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Epiphany Center For The Arts: The Sanctuary

201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607

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Event Details

Chicago Composers Consortium with Duo Cortona

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $10 - Student

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

On April 4, the collaboration between Chicago Composers’ Consortium and the international ensemble Duo Cortona comes to fruition with the Chicago debut of Duo Cortona, the husband and wife team of violinist Ari Streisfeld (founding member, Jack Quartet) and mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway ("...the highlight of the concert”, New York Times).

Come join us for a program of new music for voice and violin by composers Lawrence Axelrod, Kathleen Ginther, Eric Moe, Laura Schwendinger and Annika K. Socolofsky.

Duo Cortona is a contemporary music ensemble dedicated to the creation of works for its unique instrumentation: mezzo-soprano and violin, and to exploring new sounds and possibilities for its intimate, expressive, and vital combination. Duo Cortona works to establish a new and thus far unexplored repertoire, pursuing the endless possibilities of this union, and creating opportunities for both established and emerging composers through commissions, competitions, educational workshops, university residencies, and major concert performances.

Duo Cortona was founded at the Cortona Sessions for New Music by Ari Streisfeld and Rachel Calloway. Recent and upcoming performances include the Southern Exposure Series for New Music, East Carolina New Music Initiative, University of Wisconsin, College of Charleston, New Music New College, the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, Resonant Bodies Festival, The Stone, the SONiC Festival, New Music on the Point, and Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project (Princeton).

Chicago Composers’ Consortium (C3) promotes the creation and performance of new music with a primary focus on composers and musicians from the Chicago area and the Midwest. As a presenter of contemporary music in Chicago for over thirty years, C3 has consistently found new ways to introduce audiences to what is new and exciting in music and to engage, educate and involve the community in an ongoing relationship of musical exploration.

What sets C3 apart from other contemporary music organizations is a history of innovative composer-generated collaborative projects and a commitment to adventurous programming, including the presentation of works composers deserving of a larger audience.

PROGRAM:

Shall I Compare thee to a summer’s Day                           Laura Schwendinger
A Cat’s Cradle and other Catly Musings

Epousailles                                                                           Kathleen Ginther 

The Tale of Peter Rabbit                                                      Lawrence Axelrod

The Frontierswomen                                                            Eric Moe
                                                                                              Mikko Harvey, poet

It is what it is                                                                        Annika K. Socolofsky
Sticks and Stones
Who am I to Say?


Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

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