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Ensemble Dal Niente

Amanda Bartlett -- Photo by Ricardo Adame

Ensemble Dal Niente Brings a Daring, Satirical, and Provocative Program to Constellation

The Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente bills itself as “the industry leader in commissioning and perf...
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Thulasi Seshan
Mabel Kwan -- Photo by Ben Wardell

ListN Up Playlist: Mabel Kwan (September 26, 2024)

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Caitlin Edwards -- Photo by Orel Chollette

ListN Up Playlist: Caitlin Edwards (August 15, 2024)

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Ensemble Dal Niente -- Photo by Dan Nichols, Aphorism Studios

Ensemble Dal Niente Celebrates Latin America in Season-Closing Concert

Founded by a group of student composers at Northwestern University, Ensemble Dal Niente is now in it...
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Christine S. Escobar
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ListN Up: Renee Baker (March 18, 2022)

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Ensemble Dal Niente’s “confined. speak.” Contemplates Pandemic Paradoxes

Ensemble Dal Niente, a staunch Chicago-based purveyor of new music, is not like other groups. Since...
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Esteban Meneses
New Works for Harp

New Works for Harp: Ben Melsky & Dal Niente Challenge Convention

The harp glissando: it’s a recognizable gesture, one that listeners might associate with cinematic d...
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Adam O'Dell
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This week: concerts in New York (February 19, 2018 – February 25, 2018)

Dan Lippel | Kettle Corn New Music Kettle Corn New Music presents guitarist Dan Lippel in a program...
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Sam Reising
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Ear Taxi Festival 2016: Spektral Quartet and Ensemble Dal Niente

When you arrive at the The Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, you come-in off a busy Chicago road,...
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Aaron Holloway-Nahum
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Dal Niente and Deerhoof Present Balter/Saunier

Rarely do such distinct musical voices come together to make a perfect hybrid as Ensemble Dal Niente...
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Jason Charney
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Outsourced Music From Germany at Bowling Green New Music Festival

Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente brought the controversial young German composer Johannes Kreidler...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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34th Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival

Every autumn since 1980, Bowling Green State University has transformed into an  international hub o...
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Jason Charney
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Ryan Muncy Breaks New Sonic Ground for Saxophone in Chicago

Michael Lewanski, conductor of Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente, introduced saxophonist (and EDN Execut...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
Ryan Muncy - Photo by Chelsea Ross Photography

5 questions to Ryan Muncy (Saxophonist)

Ryan Muncy is a saxophonist who has commissioned and premiered over 100 works for the instrument.  H...
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Andrew Tham
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Ensemble Dal Niente Closes (Un)Familiar Music with 7 World-Premieres

Chicago, May 22, 2013 — The (Un)Familiar Music Series closed its season by presenting seven world pr...
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Sam Zelitch
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5 Questions to Mabel Kwan (pianist)

Mabel Kwan is a Chicago-based pianist who specializes in contemporary music.  She is a frequent musi...
Author
Andrew Tham
Chaya Czernowin - Photo Schott Promotion/Astrid Ackermann

5 Questions to Chaya Czernowin (composer)

Israeli-born Chaya Czernowin is one of the most sought-after composers in the world, receiving commi...
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Andrew Tham
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Chaya Czernowin: Metaphors Unlock the Imagination

It is hard to imagine a contemporary composer of more exhilarating artistry and warmhearted spirit t...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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New Amsterdam Benefit in Chicago on December 16 (Preview)

When composer Marcos Balter heard the news that Superstorm Sandy had ransacked the headquarters of N...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
Ensemble Dal Niente - Photo by Max Anisimov, with kind permission

Resisting Silence, Inevitability: Dal Niente at the Beethoven Festival

For this year’s anniversary of September 11, Chicago’s second annual Beethoven Festival asked Ensemb...
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Andrew Tham
Ensemble Dal Niente

Confluence and Synchronicity: Ensemble dal Niente performs Chinary Ung at High Concept Laboratories

New music dynamo Ensemble Dal Niente presented a stirring program of music by Cambodian-American com...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
Marcos Balter

5 Questions to Marcos Balter (composer)

Marcos Balter is a composer based in Chicago, where he frequently collaborates with local ensembles.
Author
Andrew Tham

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