Third Coast Percussion Celebrates John Cage's CentennialPhoto courtesy of Third Coast Percussion Chicago-based percussion ensemble Third Coast Percussion is one of our favorite rising stars of the local new-music scene, although they get put into the modern/contemporary genre by default; Western composers didn’t really write works for only percussion until the 20th century, with French-born American... continue reading on Chicagoist
Midweek Arts Pick: Spektral Quartet's Theatre Of WarPhoto courtesy of Spektral Quartet With the din of the NATO summit fading, we're left with the feeling that there was a missed opportunity. Media coverage of the weekend focused predominantly on the conflict between police and protesters. Where there was substantive discussion, your choices were limited to wonky... continue reading on Chicagoist
Weekend Pick: Jacob TV's The NewsPhoto by Mark van Vugt Tomorrow night, Chicago new-music group Fulcrum Point will give the first two Chicago performances of The News, the new opera by the Dutch avant-pop composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis that premiered in Pittsburgh last Friday. Ter Veldhuis, better known as Jacob TV, typically writes for... continue reading on Chicagoist
Weekend Pick: Zakir Hussain & the Masters of PercussionPhoto Credit: Susana Millman We've had tomorrow night's Zakir Hussain concert circled in our calendar ever since the 2011-2012 Symphony Center season was announced a year ago February, and we've had our eyes peeled for Hussain's Chicago stops ever since we saw him live for the first time at... continue reading on Chicagoist
Eighth Blackbird Plays Less, More, and In CPhoto: Luke Ratray Late this Saturday night, after they complete their second weekend concert at the MCA Stage, members of the Grammy Award-winning new-music group eighth blackbird will be joined by 40-odd area musicians to perform Terry Riley's seminal In C. Riley's piece, which premiered on November 4, 1964,... continue reading on Chicagoist
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