OCTOBER 3 -
NOVEMBER 2

The Ear Taxi Festival 2025, themed "The Composer’s Voice," is a landmark event showcasing contemporary concert music across Chicagoland.

This year’s festival will highlight over 500 artists in over 50 hours of programming, including large-scale Anchor Performances, Composer Showcases, Taxi Concerts, and Accent Concerts.

Festival Events

Upcoming Events

Full Schedule
Ear Taxi Festival and Bella Voce present “Lost Objects”
Oct 3
Ear Taxi Festival and Bella Voce present “Lost Objects”
Chicago Composers Consortium // Caroline Jesalva // Shannon McGinnis & Corrine Costell // Constellation Men’s Ensemble
Oct 4
Chicago Composers Consortium // Caroline Jesalva // Shannon McGinnis & Corrine Costell // Constellation Men’s Ensemble
Composer Showcase Featuring Quintet Attacca
Oct 4
Composer Showcase Featuring Quintet Attacca
Crossing Borders // La Caccina // Holocene
Oct 5
Crossing Borders // La Caccina // Holocene
Sonic Speculations in the Documents of Postwar Japanese Art
Oct 7
Sonic Speculations in the Documents of Postwar Japanese Art
Alyssa Arrigo and Leila Bowie McClenahan // Black Moon Trio
Oct 8
Alyssa Arrigo and Leila Bowie McClenahan // Black Moon Trio
Aśe // Nick Zoulek // Ty Bouque
Oct 9
Aśe // Nick Zoulek // Ty Bouque
Check It Out: The benefits of getting your music into libraries – a guide for the entrepreneurial composer.
Oct 10
Check It Out: The benefits of getting your music into libraries – a guide for the entrepreneurial composer.
Composer Showcase Featuring KAIA String Quartet
Oct 10
Composer Showcase Featuring KAIA String Quartet
Ear Taxi Festival, DePaul Ensemble 20+, and  William Ferris Chorale present “The Lost Birds”
Oct 11
Ear Taxi Festival, DePaul Ensemble 20+, and  William Ferris Chorale present “The Lost Birds”
Fonema Consort // Arcomusical & Krissy Bergmark // Stare at the Sun
Oct 12
Fonema Consort // Arcomusical & Krissy Bergmark // Stare at the Sun
Composer Showcase Featuring the Ravinia Steans Institute
Oct 12
Composer Showcase Featuring the Ravinia Steans Institute
Dissolving Paradigms
Oct 13
Dissolving Paradigms
The Pleiades Improv Jam
Oct 13
The Pleiades Improv Jam
Demystifying Contracts for Creatives with Odell Mitchell
Oct 14
Demystifying Contracts for Creatives with Odell Mitchell
Music Community Networking
Oct 15
Music Community Networking
Flannau Duo + Quijote Duo // Picosa
Oct 15
Flannau Duo + Quijote Duo // Picosa
Composer Showcase Featuring Lakeshore Rush
Oct 16
Composer Showcase Featuring Lakeshore Rush
Ear Taxi Festival and Chicago Fringe Opera present Soper, Baiocchi, and Barnes
Oct 17
Ear Taxi Festival and Chicago Fringe Opera present Soper, Baiocchi, and Barnes
Ear Taxi Festival presents Invictus & An African American Requiem
Oct 18
Ear Taxi Festival presents Invictus & An African American Requiem
Hard Music, Hard Liquor
Oct 19
Hard Music, Hard Liquor
Michael Hall - Stories at the Blackstone
Oct 20
Michael Hall - Stories at the Blackstone
Fulcrum Point New Music Project
Oct 21
Fulcrum Point New Music Project
Rising
Oct 21
Rising
The Magnificent Misdeed
Oct 21
The Magnificent Misdeed
Mark Nagy's Station Four
Oct 23
Mark Nagy's Station Four
Alarm Will Sound
Oct 24
Alarm Will Sound
6 Degrees Composers
Oct 24
6 Degrees Composers
Bienen Contemporary/ Early Vocal Ensemble (BCE)
Oct 24
Bienen Contemporary/ Early Vocal Ensemble (BCE)
Ryan De Ryke and Daniel Schlosberg
Oct 24
Ryan De Ryke and Daniel Schlosberg

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