Projects (Themed programs & commissions)

THIRDSTREAM

Music at the intersection of classical and jazz traditions.

Featuring regional premieres by Gunther Schuller, Leroy Jenkins, and new works by Mai Sugimoto, Fred Jackson Jr, and Hunter Diamond.

Premiered 2025

Composing the Climate

New environmentalist chamber music, co-produced with
Cacie Miller (piano)

Featuring new works by Shi-An Costello, Samuel Sharp, Alissa Voth, Ben Zucker, Scott Rubin, and film by Zack Sievers

Premiered 2024

New Vocal Chamber Music

In collaboration with Liza Sobel Crane (soprano) and Jonathan Hannau (piano)

Featuring works by Liza Sobel Crane, Jonathan Hannau, and Alex Taylor

Premiered 2025

Tonewood

Our debut program! String duos about the material of our instruments.

Featuring new works Danny Clay, Shi-An Costello , Sixto Franco,
and Myra Hinrichs

Premiered 2022

Earth/Land

New music for strings and ceramics, in collaboration with the Chicago Ceramics Center

Featuring new works by Luis Fernando Amaya, Shi-An Costello, Myra Hinrichs & Nate Friedman, and Ben Zucker.

Premiered 2023