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Eighth Blackbird

event_note Tuesday - May 05, 2026 | 2:00 PM
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Lina Andonovska, flutes | Maiani da Silva, violin | Matthew Duvall, percussion | Zachary Good, clarinets | Lisa Kaplan, piano | Aaron Wolff, cello

Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning contemporary music sextet Eighth Blackbird is, according to The Chicago Tribune, “one of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet.” They perform Four Organs and Piano Phase, two seminal 20th-century works by pioneering American minimalist composer Steve Reich in his 90th birthday year, as well as the World Premiere of a new work written for them by Clarice Assad, commissioned by The Gilmore. A composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, Assad creatively fuses elements of classical, jazz, and Brazilian music for a sound that’s completely her own.

Pre-concert talk at 1 pm with Dr. Beau Bothwell in the Lecture Hall at Dalton Center

Program

NICO MUHLY

  • Doublespeak

STEVE REICH

  • Piano Phase

ARI SUSSMAN

  • to no end

STEVE REICH

  • Four Organs

CLARICE ASSAD

  • The Spaces Between
  • World Premiere, commissioned by The Gilmore

About This Event

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Genre

Chamber Music

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Pre-Concert Talk

1pm

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Parking

Parking Garage, Ramp

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Duration

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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Intermission

Coffee and Cookies

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