Presenters:
LaRob K. Rafael, Artistic Director
Join LaRob K. Rafael in conversation with acclaimed Chicago-based composers Damien Geter and Stacy Garrop for Dissolving Paradigms, a webinar exploring the Ear Taxi Festival’s 2025 theme: The Composer’s Voice. Taking the phrase both literally and metaphorically, the discussion will dive into how today’s composers use their music to speak to our world, and how they are incorporating the human voice into their creative work. This candid dialogue will offer audiences a rare opportunity to hear directly from two leading voices shaping 21st-century music, just days before the culminating performance of the festival on October 18th featuring the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s Invictus, Piano Concerto No. 1, and Damien Geter’s monumental An African American Requiem. Don’t miss this chance to hear from two living Chicago composers whose music confronts, uplifts, and transforms.