Dal Niente Presents: Emma Hospelhorn, Flute

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Doors: 5PM

Showtime: 6PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - Day Of Show

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About:

Ensemble Dal Niente presents flutist Emma Hospelhorn along with fellow ensemble members Caitlin Edwards (violin) and Juan Horie (cello) in the gorgeous catacombs space of the Epiphany Center for the Arts. The program features the world premiere of a new work by Igor Santos for flute and violin, along with music by Hilda Paredes, Marcos Balter, Katinka Kleijn, and more.

About Emma Hospelhorn:

Praised by the Chicago Classical Review for her “standout” and “joyful” playing, Emma Hospelhorn is a flutist and multi-instrumentalist who creates music that reflects the natural world. As a flutist in Ensemble Dal Niente, Emma has premiered or recorded works by composers including George Lewis, Hilda Paredes, Carola Bauckholt, Jeff Parker, Igor Santos, and hundreds more. She has performed as a soloist at Big Ears Festival, Elastic Arts Foundation, New Music New College, and the NC New Music Initiative; and collaboratively at venues including the Library of Congress, Palacio de Belles Artes (Mexico City), Ravinia, Symphony Center, Walt Disney Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Theatro Municipal (São Paulo), and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Emma can be heard on recordings for labels including New World, New Focus, Trouble In Mind, KAIROS, Orindal, American Dreams, and others. She writes experimental folk music as Em Spel, which has been called “scintillating” by the Chicago Reader, and “a marvel” by Dusted Magazine. For a full discography, go to www.emmahospelhorn.com.

About Ensemble Dal Niente:

"Superb" —The New York Times

Ensemble Dal Niente performs, develops, and sustains new and experimental music for small to large chamber ensemble. We are dedicated to growing relationships with artists, composers, and listeners; advancing distinct and challenging musical voices; and sharing that work with our Chicago, U.S., and international communities. For more information, go to www.dalniente.com.