Nova Linea Musica

In our second season, Nova Linea Musica is a presenter of chamber music through commissions, live performances, and exceptional recordings of stellar artists.

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The piece that started it all.

Stacy Garrop's Silver Dagger made our founder a believer, and Nova Linea Musica was born. This April, our Composer-in-Residence returns with a new world premiere for the NLM Piano Trio at 11 E Adams St, Chicgao.

🎟️ https://t.co/GOVZ3CL03z

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Ninety years. One extraordinary legacy. 🎶
Nova Linea Musica celebrates Philip Glass at 90, with flutist Demarre McGill performing his chamber music, plus a world premiere.
📍11 E Adams, Chicago 🗓 October 28
🎟 https://t.co/flnsp2UxlV

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She left a tenured university post to compose full-time and it shows. 🎶
Stacy Garrop is NLM's first-ever Composer-in-Residence, and it was her music that inspired this series to exist. From Kronos Quartet to the Pittsburgh Symphony, she's one of Chicago's vital new-music voices.
3 NLM commissions and counting.
→ https://t.co/1Y7xas8YG6
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They lit up Season One. Now they're back. 🎷🔥
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Eight concerts. Nine world premieres. One season.

Nova Linea Musica Season Three runs September 2026 through May 2027 at Guarneri Hall, Chicago. A new commission on every program, a composer conversation after every concert, and a catered reception to send you home. Tickets $50, all in.

Tickets at https://t.co/Av4dm24TFv

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Third Coast Percussion caught Live!
https://t.co/SlLpyBCKUf via @YouTube

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A big THANK YOU to our artists, Desirée Ruhstrat, Rabia Brooke, Mak Grgić, Wendy Sutter, and Clarice Assad, and to the sold-out audience who filled the room for our Season 2 finale, Blooming Under Blue Skies. #NovaLineaMusica #NewMusic

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A sold-out house for our Season 2 finale, Blooming Under Blue Skies, featuring the world premiere of Clarice Assad's The Raven. Guitarist Mak Grgić carried the evening from the opening songs to the closing Piazzolla.

NLM Socials:

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Tomorrow night: one program, four corners of the world, and a premiere you'll hear only once.

The Raven by Clarice Assad, commissioned by Nova Linea Musica. Plus Piazzolla, Ludwig, Eren, Firšt.

Blooming Under Blue Skies · June 3, 6:30 PM · 11 E Adams

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The Raven" takes flight in 5 days. 🖤
Clarice Assad's world premiere anchors our Season 2 finale, Blooming Under Blue Skies.
June 3 · Guarneri Hall · Chicago 🎟️ https://t.co/XiIK6ZgRnv

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Congratulations to NLM Artist-in-Residence Chelsea Wang, named to the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Bowers Program (2027–2030) 🎉

One of chamber music's most competitive residencies — and a richly deserved honor for this "excellent young pianist." So proud. 👏

🔗 https://t.co/ZufSK2JfQp

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Congratulations to NLM Trio cellist Haddon Kay, named to the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's prestigious Bowers Program (2027–2030) — chosen from 192 candidates worldwide 🎉
A richly deserved honor. So proud. 🎻👏

🔗 https://t.co/k7iMs83PAa

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Behind the scenes at Bienen: the NLM Piano Trio (Rabia Brooke, Daniel Dorsey, Nathanael Canfield) in final rehearsal for tomorrow night.

Three world premieres: Freight / Graham Meyer This Moment / Joel Y. Hoo God is in the Details / Jason Zhang

The CheckOut, Chicago. May 27, 7:30pm.

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Artist Spotlight: Rabia Brooke

NLM's founding Artist-in-Residence is honored to take the stage with @ViolinDes , Wendy Sutter, and @makguitar to close Season 2: Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango in duo with Mak, and Libertango with the full quartet.

The evening also features the world premiere of Clarice Assad's NLM-commissioned The Raven.

Blooming Under Blue Skies · June 3 · Guarneri Hall, Chicago
Tickets: https://t.co/XiIK6ZgRnv

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We're in @MusicalAmerica 🎶

Our 2026-27 season: eight world premieres at Guarneri Hall from JACK Quartet, Borromeo, Poiesis, Nois, Claire Huangci, Curtis Stewart, the NLM Piano Trio, and a Philip Glass at 90 celebration with Demarre McGill, Wendy Sutter, Desirée Ruhstrat, and Rabia Brooke.

Plus a film score by Pulitzer finalist Chen Yi.

Read the full story here:
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@jackquartet @ViolinDes Borromeo, Curtis Stewart, Poiesis, Nois, Claire Huangci, Demarre McGill, Wendy Sutter, Rabia

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Season 2 finale, June 3 at Guarneri Hall.

World premiere of Clarice Assad's The Raven, performed by Desirée Ruhstrat, Wendy Sutter, and Mak Grgić.

🎟 https://t.co/aGTKpETlZX

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@ThirdCoastPerc performs Jlin's "Derivative," live at Gottlieb Hall.
Jlin came up in the Gary and Chicago footwork scene. When she writes for acoustic ensembles, that same rhythmic architecture carries over: dense, propulsive, meticulously layered.

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Every ensemble that competed, our jury, and Artistic Director Desirée Ruhstrat on the Gottlieb Hall stage after we announced the winners of our First Annual Young Artist Chamber Music Competition.

Thirty-plus young musicians who showed up, took real risks, and reminded us exactly why we do this work.
We started this competition to open a door. Look who walked through it.

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