Contemporary Music Ensemble
When:
Saturday, March 8, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Ben Bolter and Yelisey (Eli) Zelman, conductors; Tania Leon, guest composer (2023 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition)
Nemmers Prize winner Tania León joins the ensemble for a concert featuring her Rítmicas, inspired by the rhythms and grooves of Afro-Cuban music. Also on the program are a new work by student composer Megan DiGeorgio and Bienen School dean Jonathan Bailey Holland’s The Clarity of Cold Air, evoking the icy stillness of winter.
Megan DiGeorgio, world premiere
Jonathan Bailey Holland, The Clarity of Cold Air
Tania León, Rítmicas