New Music USA has named the 12 new music groups and organizations that have been selected as the awardees for the second cycle of New Music Inc. – Chicago (NMI-Chicago). Art Song Chicago, PlayOUT!, and the William Ferris Chorale are the recipients representing classical music. A total of $156,000 will be awarded to the awardees. Each organization will receive an {…}
Art Song Chicago has unveiled its 16th season. The 2026 Collaborative Works Festival: “Songs of the Earth” opens with “The Secret Garden,” featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Margaret Bonds, and Harry Burleigh. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2026 The festival concludes with “Gods of the Earth,” featuring the Midwest premiere of Vivian Fung’s “Lamenting Earth” for tenor, piano, and string quartet, {…}
Art Song Chicago (ASC) will feature a recital by soprano Alannah Spencer and pianist Jeremy Vigil on Nov. 6, 2025. The recital, titled “Waiting and Weaving: Penelope in Song,” explores the character of Penelope from Homer’s “Odyssey” and features repertoire spanning Claudio Monteverdi to Cecilia Livingston, including world premieres by Chicago composers Robbie Ellis and Meg Huskin. There will also {…}
(Photo courtesy of Seattle Symphony) The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is celebrating its 15th anniversary by announcing its new name, “Art Song Chicago.” As Chicago’s premier institution devoted to the study and performance of art song and vocal chamber music, the new name reflects a bold vision for the future of art song performance in the city. In a {…}