Past Events

Join a•pe•ri•od•ic for an evening of music centered around the piano at Narloch Piano Studio with works by experimental music master Pauline Oliveros, the Canada-based Linda Catlin Smith, the British Jane Dickson, and a•pe•ri•od•ic's own Nomi Epstein's world premiere of a trio for ensemble members Jeff Kimmel and Eliza Bangert. The evening will feature smaller chamber works, as well as solos, and a group improvisation. The ensemble will be joined by guest pianist Christopher Narloch. Pauline Oliveros: Breaking Boundaries (1996) for…

Jonathan Chapman Cook performs Anti-Apex: a new work for piano and electronics

Ursa takes an in-depth look at a group of six composers came who together in the early 1900s. These creative thinkers broke from the prevailing compositional styles of the day. Working together or working alone, this group curated salon-style performances to premier their neo-classical, adorable, satirical, or comical pieces. Join us as we perform works by Tailleferre, Poulence, Milhaud, Honneger, Auric, and Durey

The Zafa Collective and the saxophone quartet ~Nois collaborate to perform works by Luis Fernando Amaya, Drew Baker, Marcos Balter, Eliza Brown, Lee Hyla, Alex Mincek, and Augusta Read Thomas.

Trio Morel is: violinists Aviva Chertok, Lara Madden, and pianist John-Paul Pendowski   $10 suggested donation Mozart - Concertone in C Major K. 190 Shostakovich - Five Pieces for Two Violins Moszkowski - Suite for two Violins in g minor Op. 71   Bios John-Paul Pendowski Pianist John-Paul Pendowski has performed both in domestic as well as international settings. He has performed most often in the Chicagoland area at venues such as Chicago’s Symphony Center, DePaul University, University of Illinois…

Marianne Parker recently released an album, "Pages intimes", of Haitian solo piano music. Here she presents a "sneak peek album release", excerpting the album with Q + A. Copies of the album will be available as well as light refreshments.

Kristin Lelm, soprano Rachel Brown, violin Veronica Nettles Kolegas, cello James Barnett, piano Amy Beach: 5 Songs for Voice, Strings, and Piano Erwin Schulhoff: Drei Stimmungsbilder, op. 12 for voice, violin and piano Heisler & Stitt: Alphabet City Cycle, 5 songs for voice, violin, and piano

Zafa Collective's residency at Northwestern University culminates in a performance of five works, by composers Karen Bao, Tyler Kramlich, Kitra Razin, Ruud Roelofsen, and Lisa Atkinson. Each work is scored for string quartet, piano, and percussion.