Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition

Center for Contemporary Composition at @UChicago is a dynamic, collaborative, interdisciplinary environment for the creation, performance & study of new music.

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This performance of "Dance Mobile" was the CCCC's first performance of a work by the Center's director, Augusta Read Thomas, and it was the Chicago premiere of the piece! https://t.co/uCFz1V2NJ5

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Join the Grossman Ensemble tomorrow at 7:30 PM in the @LoganUChicago Performance Hall for new works by @ElizaSoundsLike, Jay Alan Yim, @m_kaoutzani, and Aaron Travers!

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"What kind of concert starts with an 11-minute introductory piece that ends up getting two ovations? A Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert that opens with Brio by Chicago-based composer August Read Thomas." - @ThirdCoastRvw
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Don't miss the last Grossman Ensemble concert of the season tomorrow at 7:30 PM! Tickets are $20, free for students. https://t.co/TQL0dnfIuW

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Our latest installment of "Get to know the Grossman Ensemble" features flutist Tim Munro! Learn how music has made its way into Tim's parenting, what Tim's favorite extended techniques are, and how the Grossman Ensemble changed his relationship to music. https://t.co/I7atzvKwMo

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For its 200th anniversary, @musicalfundsoc commissioned new musical works by significant American composers. Augusta Read Thomas' "Magic Gardens," inspired by Isaiah Zagar's iconic mosaic art, was premiered this weekend by the Rolston String Quartet. https://t.co/9GcqxU2aEh

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This weekend, @FonemaConsort will premiere five new works by UChicago composers Hunter Brown, Darlene Castro, Andrew Stock, Gabriel Novak, and Rodrigo Bussad. Join us for this free concert this Saturday, April 16 at 8 PM in the Logan Center Penthouse!

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This Saturday at 4 PM in Fulton Recital Hall, Quatuor Diotima performs a free concert of world premieres. The featured composers on this concert are Paul Novak, Justin Weiss, Kari Watson, Gabriel Novak, and Felipe Tovar-Henao.
https://t.co/gaU0EJRyEW

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Ania Vu, the CCCC's 22-23 Postdoctoral Researcher, spoke Vietnamese at home while studying Polish, German, Latin, French, and English. Vu's interest in language often comes through in her compositions. Read about this & more in this article by Penn Today. https://t.co/8bqBrcItwd

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The Center for Contemporary Composition is pleased to announce composer and pianist Ania Vu as the 2022-23 Postdoctoral Researcher at the rank of Instructor in the Division of the Humanities. Learn more about Vu and this appointment: https://t.co/Qm1hLX8MWN

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TIMESTORY, Book I: An Astropastoral, for 13 soloists by Dongryul Lee was premiered at the December Grossman Ensemble concert. Give it a listen!
https://t.co/PJmz6m2lNj

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Listen to one of this season's commissioned works, "2051: A Space Odyssey" by Krzysztof Wołek. An "exploration of unknown sound worlds and structures," the piece is inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film, "2001: A Space Odyssey."
https://t.co/mvOBqD445r

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Hear from Matt Oliphant, hornist in the Grossman Ensemble, on why he loves playing contemporary music, what his non-musical hobbies are, and what books he recommends in this installment of "Get to know the Grossman Ensemble!"
https://t.co/xPTGT6QFBg

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Hear @danpesca talk about how he approached writing "New Examples of Confusion," which artist was a major influence during his teenage years, and more.

"New Examples of Confusion" premieres tonight! Get your tickets now. https://t.co/gMbx4ZaIjb

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Get your tickets for this Friday's Grossman Ensemble concert now! World premiere works by @danpesca, @ericnathanmusic, Ingrid Laubrock, and Felipe Tovar-Henao. https://t.co/gMbx4ZaIjb

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We're back with another installment of our "Get to know the Grossman Ensemble" series! Learn about saxophonist Taimur Sullivan and his experience with bluegrass, what he's learned as a music teacher, and more.
https://t.co/DYN1wDEUk3...

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Oboist Andrew Nogal thinks that attending a Grossman Ensemble concert is like going to a gallery of installation art. Don't miss the Grossman Ensemble concert tonight at 7:30! https://t.co/TPC67M68FE

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The Grossman Ensemble performs new works by Baldwin Giang, Dongryul Lee, Amy Williams, and Krzysztof Wołek this Friday at 7:30! Get your tickets today. https://t.co/TPC67M68FE

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Listen to members of the Grossman Ensemble share what it's like to be back in rehearsal. Their next concert is this Friday at 7:30 PM. Get your tickets now! https://t.co/TPC67M68FE

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Augusta Read Thomas' new carillon piece, "Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur," was premiered at President Alivisatos' inauguration last week, marking the first time that all 72 bells of the carillon rung simultaneously. That's a lot of bells! https://t.co/vnavEQQv4a