Performance
Tickets now on sale for Gnarly Buttons: John Adams at 65!
Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:56 — webmasterHailed by the New Yorker as “the most vital and eloquent composer in
America,” Pulitzer prize winner John Adams is a towering figure in modern music.
Rooted in minimalism and the American vernacular, with a generous helping of his own off-beat sensibility, Adams has forged a unique and deeply influential musical identity.
Access Contemporary Music celebrates the 65th birthday of this iconic composer with a concert of his large-scale chamber works.
DetailsMonday, February 13 7:30 PM
Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall
430 S. Michigan Ave., 7th floor
New Beginnings Concert Recordings Posted
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 16:37 — webmasterOn December 4th, 2011 MAVerick Ensemble and ACM's Palomar Ensemble teamed up to perform the music of former Chicago Composer's Forum composers.
The concert was organized to commemorate and celebrate the groundbreaking programming and commissioning that CCF was responsible for over its 15 year operation in Chicago.
The concert proved delightfully varied and highly virtuosic. Thanks to everyone that was in attendance, if you couldn't make it give a listen to the recordings below.
Video of the Performance of Quintet by Brian Current Now Posted
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 14:11 — webmasterMembers of ACM's performance wing Palomar plays Quintet by Canadian composer Brian Current as part of our Composer Alive: Toronto concert in October at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Quintet is performed by:
Hülya Alpakin - piano
Alyson Berger - cello
Alicia Poot - flute
KT Somero - clarinet
Jeff Yang - violin
Join Us This Sunday for a Martini Fundraiser
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 15:22 — webmasterJoin members of ACM's board, staff and Palomar ensemble for a fun-filled afternoon of martinis in the French-themed Marty's Martini Bar in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.
Marty's will be donating 100% of any and all drink sales between 2:00 and 5:00 directly to ACM. This is a great chance to support our mission of bringing the music of living composers to new audiences and have a great time doing it!
Sunday, December 11th
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Marty's Martini Bar
1151 W. Balmoral Ave.
Chicago
New Beginnings Concert This Sunday
Wed, 11/30/2011 - 05:52 — webmasterFor many years the Chicago Composer's Forum has advocated for composers and brought exciting new music to diverse local audiences.
Now, as the forum prepares to close its doors, ACM is proud to continue this legacy by incorporating former CCF members into our emerging member program.
New Beginnings is a musical celebration of this new direction with a performance of seven innovative pieces that illustrate the widely divergent and innovative styles of the forum's members.
Video of the Performance of Two of Omar Daniel's Preludes Posted
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 22:23 — webmasterThe final performance of the last two preludes by Omar Daniel, commissioned by ACM.
Performed at the Chicago Cultural Center by Hülya Alpakin - piano, Alyson Berger - cello, Francesco Milioto - conductor, Alicia Poot - flute, KT Somero - clarinet, Anna Suechting - French horn, Jeff Yang - violin
Concert Audio for Omar Daniel's Preludes Now Posted
Fri, 11/04/2011 - 11:07 — webmasterOur 2011 Composer Alive: Toronto project may have come to a close but we still have fond memories and of course we have the concert recording. The highlight of the concert was the World Premiere performance of Omar Daniel's Preludes, eight wonderful, short pieces composed especially for ACM.
Please listen to the pieces below, performed by ACM's performance wing Palomar. We hope you enjoy the music as much as we do!
Prelude I
Video of Open House Chicago Performance Now Posted
Tue, 10/25/2011 - 10:18 — webmasterACM was invited to take part in the Chicago Architecture Foundation's stellar event Open House Chicago, featuring 100 overlooked architectural gems throughout the city.
Our member composers wrote music for two of the venues and we chose the Power House Building and the original Sears Tower, both dating from 1905.
Although the Power House is now a high school, it is easy to see it's original function. Composer Eric Malmquist scored his piece for clarinet, French horn and bassoon and had the performers play in front of a giant turbine in what is not the high school's cafeteria.
Composer Alive: Toronto Final Concert this Sunday!
Mon, 10/24/2011 - 14:58 — webmasterOnce each month throughout the summer we would receive an email from Toronto-based composer Omar Daniel with a new installment of a piece he was writing for ACM.
Members of our performance wing Palomar met to record each installment in front of a live audience and then the sound files were posted to our website along with comments from the composer on his creative process.
Virtual audience members came to the site to listen to the installments, read Omar's comments, and watch the new work take shape from month to month.
ACM Composers Represented at Open House Chicago
Fri, 10/07/2011 - 15:43 — webmasterACM has partnered with the Chicago Architecture Foundation to provide newly composed music for two of the spaces in their Open House Chicago project.
ACM member composers Amos Gillespie and Eric Malmquist have written new music inspired by two sites from the former Sears office complex dating back to 1905.
Music will be performed live at the top of the original Sears Tower, not the current tower now called the Willis tower, this is the original tower built in 1905. Although the tower is in disrepair it still provides stunning views and has a fascinating history.
