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Hard Music, Hard Liquor

  • Constellation 3111 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL, 60618 United States (map)

Performers

Emma Hospelhorn, flute
Alejandro Acierto, solo clarinet
Katherine Jimoh, clarinet
Patrick Yim, violin
Ammie Brod, viola
Juan Horie, cello
Mabel Kwan, piano
Ben Melsky, harp
Kyle Flens, percussion
Michael Lewanski, conductor

Program

Hard Music, Hard Liquor

Helmut Lachenmann | Dal Niente (Interieur III) for solo clarinet
Hilda Paredes | Siphonophorae
George Lewis | Mnemnosis
Ana Lara | Y los oros la luz
Anthony Cheung | Windswept Cypresses
Roscoe Mitchell | Cards

*World Premiere Performance
^ Midwest Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer

Dal Niente opens its 20th Chicago Season with the return of Hard Music, Hard Liquor. Have a cocktail (or a mocktail, ‘cause it’s 2025) and enjoy some virtuosic music by some of the ensemble's favorite composers, including George Lewis, Hilda Paredes, Roscoe Mitchell, and more. Founding clarinetist Alejandro Acierto will perform the solo from which the group derives its name: Dal niente (Intérieur III).

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