Upcoming
1/12/25 Composing the Climate 7:00pm @ Elastic Arts (Chicago) with Cacie Miller
Composing the Climate - performing new works for violin cello and piano by Ben Zucker, Alissa Voth, and Scott Rubin with video art by Zach Sievers. This project is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Council for the Arts. Tickets available at the door. Event Link
1/15/25 7:15 pm @ Tangible Books (Bridgeport, Chicago)
Performing improvisations and works by Ravel, Danny Clay, Myra Hinrichs, Sixto Franco
1/19/25 2:00pm Irving Park Fine Arts Concert Series @ Irving Park Lutheran Church
Performing works by Leoninus, Ravel, Danny Clay, Myra Hinrichs, Sixto Franco
2/15/25 Black Angels @2220 Arts and Archives (Los Angeles) with Myra Hinrichs
George Crumb’s Black Angels
3/16/25 thirdsteam @ Constellation with Hunter Diamond, Mai Sugimoto, Fred Jackson Jr.
Three new pieces for saxophone, violin, cello. This project is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Council for the Arts.
3/17/25 11:00am Musicians Club of Women @ Union League Club of Chicago
With Cacie Miller (piano) - Music by Lera Auerbach and Alissa Voth
4/27/25 Composing the Climate @ Epiphany Center for the Arts with Cacie Miller
Composing the Climate - performing new works for violin cello and piano by Ben Zucker, Alissa Voth, and Scott Rubin with video art by Zach Sievers. This project is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Council for the Arts.
Past Performances
9/24/23 8:30 pm Composing the Climate @ Constellation, Chicago
Premiered new works on climate change: human v. nature by Shi-An Costello and WAF Samuel Sharp in collaboration with pianist Cacie Miller.
6/10/22 Tonewood @ Mu Gallery, Chicago
Premiered see-saw by Danny Clay, Unseen Wildfire by Myra Hinrichs, diminishing fifths by Shi-An Costello, Infrared Minatures by Sixto Franco
7/16/22 The Sun @ House Concert, Anchorage
Premiered The Sun by River Ramuglia
3/14/23 Infrared Miniatures @ Studio St. Philip, New Orleans
Premiered the complete version of Infrared Miniatures by Sixto Franco
6/24/23 Off Book @ Beautiful Things for Sale, Chicago
Premiered where each branch contains what is granted to kingdoms by Ben Zucker
11/5/23 8:00 pm Earth/Land @ Elastic Arts, Chicago
Premiered new works for violin, cello, and flower pots by Luis Fernando Amaya, Ben Zucker, Myra Hinrichs/Nate Friedman, and Shi-An Costello
11/11/23 8:00 pm Third Stream @ First Presbyterian Church, Chicago
String quartet performance with Myra Hinrichs (violin) and Seth Pae (viola). Quartets by Leroy Jenkins and Gunther Schuller with an interpretation of graphic score by Nicole Mitchell
11/12/23 7:30 pm Third Stream @ International Museum of Surgical Sciences, Chicago
String quartet performance with Myra Hinrichs (violin) and Seth Pae (viola). Quartets by Leroy Jenkins and Gunther Schuller with an interpretation of graphic score by Nicole Mitchell
3/19/24 8:00 pm diminishing 5ths @ Experimental Sound Studios, Chicago
New Music Chicago Presents: Premiering and filming the complete version of Shi-An Costello’s diminishing 5ths. Watch Recording Here.
11/3/23 7:30pm Earth/Land @ Chicago Ceramics Center, Chicago
Tickets by donation and available at the door.
4/15/24 7:30pm 3rd Stream @ New Marigny Theatre, New Orleans
Performing with Myra Hinrichs (violin) and Sixto Franco (viola) Premiering Tiralineas by Sixto Franco, as well as New Orleans premieres of Leroy Jenkins Themes and Improvisations on the Blues and Gunther Schuller’s 4th String Quartet. Concert supported by Brian Sands and the John Burton Harter Foundation.
4/16/24 7:30pm 3rd Stream @ Studio St. Philip, New Orleans
Performing with Myra Hinrichs (violin) and Sixto Franco (viola) Premiering Tiralineas by Sixto Franco, as well as New Orleans premieres of Leroy Jenkins Themes and Improvisations on the Blues and Gunther Schuller’s 4th String Quartet. Concert supported by Brian Sands and the John Burton Harter Foundation.
4/19/24 7:30pm 3rd Stream @ Marigny Opera House, New Orleans
Performing with Myra Hinrichs (violin), Sixto Franco (viola), Juan Horie (cello), Tim Robertson (guitar). Premiering propaganda umbrella 1 by Jonathan Freilich, as well as New Orleans premieres of Leroy Jenkins Themes and Improvisations on the Blues and Gunther Schuller’s 4th String Quartet. Concert supported by Brian Sands and the John Burton Harter Foundation.
5/2/24 7:30pm Candlelight Voyage @ Colvin House, Chicago
The first of four night musical journey through the major stylistic periods of European and American instrumental music, with insights and performances by Missing Piece in collaboration with Shi-An Costello, piano. Music by Leoninus, Bach, Boccherini, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Beethoven.
5/5/24 4:00pm New Music Series @ Green Mill, Chicago
Performing works by Danny Clay and Myra Hinrichs
5/9/24 7:30pm Candlelight Voyage @ Colvin House, Chicago
The second of four night musical journey through the major stylistic periods of European and American instrumental music, with insights and performances by Missing Piece in collaboration with Shi-An Costello, piano. Music by Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Price, Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
5/16/24 7:30pm Candlelight Voyage @ Colvin House, Chicago
The third of four night musical journey through the major stylistic periods of European and American instrumental music, with insights and performances by Missing Piece in collaboration with Shi-An Costello, piano. Music by Bach, Ysaye, Britten, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Rebecca Clarke, Kodaly, Shostakovich
5/23/24 7:30pm Candlelight Voyage @ Colvin House, Chicago
The final of a four night musical journey through the major stylistic periods of European and American instrumental music, with insights and performances by Missing Piece in collaboration with Shi-An Costello, piano. Music includes a premiere by Shi-An Costello, additional music by Jessie Montgomory, Arvo Part, Iannis Xenakis, Phillip Glass, Kaija Saariaho, Nicole Mitchell, Danny Clay, Alfred Schnittke, Nina Simone, Oliver Messiaen.
6/15/24 Private House Concert
With Sixto Franco and Juan Horie, performing Infrared Miniatures and Tiralineas by Sixto Franco
6/21/24 3:00pm Make Music Chicago/Musician’s Club of Women @Fourth Presbyterian Church
Performing Lera Auerbach’s Piano Trio 2 Triptychon with Cacie Miller. Event is free and open to the public.
6/23/24 8:30 pm Frequency Series Presents: Mirrors, Dreams and Nightmares @ Constellation, Chicago
Performing Lera Auerbach’s Piano Trio 1, Piano Trio 2 Triptychon, and Postscriptum. With Cacie Miller, piano. Watch Recording!
9/6/24 7:00pm House Concert (Chicago)
Presenting a program of Zucker, Clay, Ravel, Franco, Hinrichs, and improvisations
9/7/24 6:00pm Thirsty Ears Festival with Duo Forzando @Access Contemporary Music (Chicago)
Music of Johannes Brahms and Caroline Shaw with Henry Zheng (violin) and Michael Finlay (piano)
9/13/24 Educational Concerts at Medina Public Schools
Presenting a program of Zucker, Clay, Ravel, Franco, Hinrichs, and improvisations
9/14/24 ComProv Symposium @ The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Presenting Unseen Wildfire and improvisations on a poetic text.
9/15/24 7:00pm @ The Lodge (Dayton, KY)
Presenting a program of Zucker, Clay, Ravel, Franco, Hinrichs, and improvisations
12/1/24 8:30pm @ Constellation (Chicago) with Morton Feldman Chamber Players
Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello by Morton Feldman with Chris Narloch (piano) and Nicholas Jeffery (viola). Watch Live Recording!