Frequency Series Presents: Ensemble Dal Niente
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Ensemble Dal Niente:
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano soloist
Theo Ramsey, violin soloist
Zach Good, clarinet
Mabel Kwan, piano
Ben Melsky, harp
Kyle Flens, percussion
Juan Horie, cello
Michael Lewanski, conductor
Join Ensemble Dal Niente for an evening of fresh new music, movement, and sound, featuring works by Wang Lu, Leilehua Lanzilotti, George Lewis, and Carolyn Chen. The centerpiece of the evening will be the world premiere of a composition by Wang Lu, for soprano Amanda DeBoer Bartlett and ensemble. Commissioned by the ensemble with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, this is the first work written for Dal Niente by Wang, whose music “reflects urban environmental sounds, linguistic intonation and contours, traditional Chinese music, and freely improvised practices.”
Listeners will also enjoy George Lewis’ ebullient, virtuosic violin solo Melodies for Miles, performed by Theo Ramsey; Carolyn Chen's play-like how to assemble for six voices; and Leilehua Lanzilotti's Beyond the Accident of Time for percussion and voices, which honors Isamu Noguchi’s never fully-realized Bell Tower for Hiroshima, 1950 (partially reconstructed 1986).
Program (* denotes world premiere)
Wang Lu, New Work (2024)* for soprano and ensemble
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano
George Lewis, Melodies for Miles (2022) for solo violin
Theo Ramsey, violin
Carolyn Chen, how to assemble (2012) for six voices
Leilehua Lanzilotti, Beyond the Accident of Time (2019) for percussion and voices
About Ensemble Dal Niente
"A superb contemporary music collective." —The New York Times
Ensemble Dal Niente performs, develops, and sustains new and experimental music for small to large chamber ensemble. We are dedicated to growing relationships with artists, composers, and listeners; advancing distinct and challenging musical voices; and sharing that work with our Chicago, U.S., and international communities. For more information, go to www.dalniente.com.
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