Narloch Piano Studio

Vivian Yanzhe Yu
2018-07-21 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Vivian Yanzhe Yu is a pianist and composer based in Chicago. Vivian is trained in the classical music tradition with a fondness for electronics and ambient soundscapes. Her approach towards music is the free-flowing and seamlessly blending both the electronics and acoustic together. Vivian is also a member of the Power Ambient Duo Magick Potion.

Vivian’s piano works are lyrical narratives that exercise in structure, emotional exploration and storytelling. In her electronic work, Vivian shapes sound through hardware, frequency modulation, weaving melodic phrasing with dark, edgy synth and noise to build an sonically immersive environment where the listeners could freely go wherever their imagination takes them.
In this evenings program, Vivian will share her piano compositions from the album ‘The Unquiet Heart’. And also share some of her not yet released works. Then she will transition into the sphere of dark electronic music to take you to another place. So please come comfortable and join her in an intimate evening of musical exploration at Narloch Piano Studio.

Morton Feldman Solo Piano
2018-07-20 19:00 - 22:30 | Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, 4511 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Join us for an evening of Morton Feldman’s solo piano music.
Jonathan Hannau performs “For Bunita Marcus” (1985). ~ 75 mins.
Christopher Narloch performs “Triadic Memories” (1981). ~ 90 mins.
Since this music is super chill, so is the event. Wear your PJ’s, bring your pillow. We’ll have snacks to share while you enjoy the music, and we’ll take a nice big intermission to chat about the music and socialize. You can even come late or leave early, and we won’t judge you.
a free-will offering / donations will be accepted

ACP Piano Trio
2018-07-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Amazonland Chamber Players presents music for violin, cello, and piano.
Alison Tatum, violin
Sarah Hansen, cello
Christopher Narloch, piano
Lili Boulanger – Two Pieces for Piano Trio
Micah Clark – A Single Brushstroke for solo piano
Anton Webern – Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
William Grant Still – Suite for Violin and Piano
Bedřich Smetana – Piano Trio in G Minor

Summer Recital
2018-07-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Ravenswood Manor Park, Chicago, IL, United States
Students from Narloch Piano Studio perform in the annual Ravenswood Manor Park Summer Concert Series.

Temperance Brass
2018-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Ravenswood Manor Park, Chicago, IL, United States
Temperance Brass performs as part of the Ravenswood Manor Park Summer Concert Series.

Adult student recital
2018-06-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2018-06-02 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Adult students perform!

Cello Studio Recital
2018-06-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Cello students perform from the studio of Molly Rife.

Sarah Hansen and Mickey Chien
2018-06-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Sarah Hansen, cello
Mickey Chien, piano
Schumann Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Beethoven Seven Variations in E♭ major on “Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46
Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata, Op. 19

Flute Studio Recital
2018-06-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Flute students perform from the studio of James Brinkmann.

Zafa Collective at the Poetry Foundation
2018-05-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
The Zafa Collective is a Chicago-based new music ensemble formed upon the idea that classical music should be inclusive and accessible in both programming and performance. The group presents programs with diverse aesthetics, seeking to make contemporary music accessible and appealing to the widest possible audience. Zafa is excited to present a program of works inspired by poetry and prose from throughout history, including pieces by Missy Mazzoli, Augusta Read Thomas, Toru Takemitsu, Iannis Xenakis, Daniel Temkin, and Tonia Ko.

Narloch Plays Glass II
2018-05-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Christopher Narloch performs Philip Glass Solo Piano Etudes Volume 2, (#11-20).
Here is the recording of last year’s concert of Volume 1:
https://soundcloud.com/narlochpiano/philip-glass-etudes-1-10-live

Liz Pearse, voice
2018-05-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Liz Pearse performs a solo voice recital while accompanying herself at the piano!
Betsy Jolas – “Mon ami”
LJ White – “Labor Day”
Florence Price – “Night”
Hugo Wolf – “Verschwiegene Liebe”
Hanns Eisler – “An den kleinen Radioapparat”
Benjamin Britten – “Nocturne” from On This Island
Kurt Weill – “Youkali”
Robert Schumann – “Mondnacht”
Sergei Rachmaninov – “The Lilacs”
William Grant Still – “The Breath of a Rose”
Francis Poulenc – “La carpe” from Le bestiaire
Katherine Pukinskis – The Sea Cow (world premiere)
Christopher Burns – selections from number opera (partial premiere)
http://www.lizpearse.com/

William Smith and Paul Witkamp
2018-05-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
William Smith and Paul Witkamp play a duo acoustic guitar program.
Program:
William Smith (b. 1989) – Sonata a la Fernando Sor
Vivace
Moderato
Presto
Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947) – Circus Music
The Argentine Knife Throwers
Spanish Riders on Greek Horses
The Wax Museum
The Duck Race
Plik, the Flea of the Andes
The Ural Magic Voice and the Don Cossacks
The Fire Brigade “On Ice”
The Yogi who Disappears through the Key Hole
The Orchestra Says Good-Bye
Astor Piazzola (1921-1992) – Libertango
Carlo Domeniconi – Prana
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) – Sonatina Canonica
Mosso, grazioso e leggero
Tempo di Siciliana (Andantino)
Fandango en rondeau
Manuel de Falla y Matheu (1876-1946) – Spanish Dance
From La Vida Breve
Bios:
William Smith is a guitarist, teacher, and composer in the Chicago area. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in music performance from Ball State University and Masters of Music Performance from DePaul University. William has taught guitar privately on the Northside of Chicago since 2014. Additionally he teaches, composes, and performs through Resonance – an educational program he co-founded in 2016.
Paul Witkamp grew up in rural Indiana and was first introduced to guitar in middle school. Though he received training, it wasn’t until pursuing his bachelor’s degree in recording technology that he was exposed to classical guitar. He continued his his studies at Ball State University and earned his masters in classical guitar performance. Currently, Paul teaches private classical guitar lessons for Sherwood Community School and Merit School of Music.
William and Paul have played together as a classical duo (among other projects) since they met at Ball State University while perusing their undergraduate degrees. They’ve performed a variety of works ranging from the early Renaissance to the freshly composed. They bring to their performance an eclectic program, dynamic energy, and subtle, yet tasteful notes of innocent bromance.

Ursa Ensemble
2018-05-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Program:
Contrasts, Sz. 111, BB. 116 – Béla Bartók
6 Ways of Looking Through a Prism – Jonathan Hannau (world premier)
Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75, BB. 84 – Béla Bartók

Carolyn Enger, piano
2018-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Carolyn Enger performs a solo piano recital, “Resonance”
$10 Suggested Donation
Program:
Trois Gymnopédies – Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Gustave Le Gray – Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
Prélude pour piano, “La colombe” – Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Sonata in G major, Op. 78, D. 894, I. Molto moderato e cantabile – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Auf einem anderen Blatt – Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Les feuilles blancs – Pia Møller Johansen (b. 1988)
Nunataks – John Luther Adams (b. 1953)
Rêverie – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Biography:
Pianist Carolyn Enger has gained critical acclaim for her lyrical and dynamic playing, her deeply felt interpretations of works from Beethoven and Schubert to contemporary music, and her warm personal approach. In addition to an active performance schedule, Ms. Enger has enjoyed remarkable success as a recording artist, particularly with her 2013 release of piano music by Ned Rorem, Piano Album I, on Naxos Records. Renowned critic Laurence Vittes wrote in his review for Gramophone (2/2014): “Enger raises the miniatures to a higher level by taking the time and care to capture the emotional impact each must have had when their dedicatees read their inscription and title, and then heard the music for the first time.” The album was also selected by Anthony Tommasini as one of the “Best in Classical Recordings” by The New York Times.
Recent highlights include a performance at Michaelis Kirche in Erfurt, Germany; a Chicago residency with recitals at several Steinway Galleries, the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Theological Seminary, the PianoForte Foundation and a masterclass broadcast on WFMT; performances at the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway; the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in New Jersey; the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in Massachusetts; the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.; and a variety of recitals in the Tri-State area.
With a keen sense of history and identity, Ms. Enger views music in the context of the unfolding of human affairs, past and present, leading her to design programs that relate the music she performs to the times in which it was composed. Currently these interests have stirred Ms. Enger to plan and present a multimedia concert program, The Mischlinge Exposé, set during the World War II period, combining music, literature and images that focus on the haunting memories of the lives of Mischlinge – half-Jews – in Germany before, during, and after the Holocaust, an experience reflected in Ms. Enger’s own family history. Ms. Enger will present her ambitious The Mischlinge Exposé throughout New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Texas, Arizona, Illinois and Massachusetts, and has commissioned and premiered a new work written by the acclaimed composer Bruce Adolphe especially for this project.
An active recitalist with engagements throughout the United States and beyond, Ms. Enger has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, The National Gallery of Art, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Nantucket Musical Arts Society, The Kosciuszko Foundation, and the Tenri Cultural Institute. A recent collaboration with renowned illustrator and writer Maira Kalman featured Ms. Enger’s playing as part of “Maira Kalman Selects”, an exhibition curated by Ms. Kalman at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. Ms. Enger’s dedication to bringing music to new audiences has motivated her to perform in accessible civic spaces such as Israel’s Bet Yad Lebanim in Nahariya, the Felicja Blumental Music Center in Tel Aviv and, in New York City, at St. Peter’s Church and the Donnell Library Center. Ms. Enger’s community engagement performances have left presenters and audiences, in the words of Cheryl Wylen, Program Director of the Backstage at the Y Concert Series, “in complete awe of her passion, skill and genuine warmth.”
Ms. Enger is a Steinway Artist.

Morton Feldman Trio
2018-04-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Hannah Christiansen (violin) Molly Rife (cello) and Christopher Narloch (piano) perform Morton Feldman’s rarely performed 80-minute Trio, written in 1980.

Spring Recital
2018-04-08 15:00 - 17:00 | St. Benedict Church, 2215 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Students of Narloch Piano Studio perform.

Riley Nicholson
2018-03-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
D. Riley Nicholson: Shimmer for piano, electronics, and projections
Ted Moore: feedback ix for electronics and objects
About Shimmer:
Shimmer is a 50 minute musical work by composer-pianist D. Riley Nicholson for piano and electronics. Nicholson worked closely with sound designer Zach Miley to record, sculpt, and create an interface suitable for live electro-acoustic performance. Shimmer is performed by Nicholson alongside projected visuals created specifically for the production by artist Robby Gilson.
To shimmer is to reflect a wavering or distorted visual image, to tremolo a fitful light. To shimmer is to flicker and allow the complexity of a beautiful light to evolve, to open up the possibility of an object viewed from multiple perspectives simultaneously. From a different angle, Nicholson explores Shimmer as a highly personal verb: We are remembered by how we reflected the light around us. We didn’t create our light, but we do choose to spread and magnify it in a myriad of directions. Shimmer reflects these ideas as a repetitive tremor of shaking, mesmerizing, aural glare.
About feedback ix:
Ted Moore will present his work, feedback ix which explores physical materials, resonant properties of space, and the system of air molecules that is often overlooked when one hears music or sound. By amplifying large PVC tubes harmonic and melodic contours emerge from the physics of sound. Moore explores resonant properties molded in expressive ways, often through the use of digital manipulation, presenting both harmonic and inharmonic spectra.
Bios:
D. Riley Nicholson has composed for a wide range of ensembles and performance venues including music for contemporary ballet, theater, orchestral music, wind band, chamber music, vocal music, and electronic music. Riley feels comfortable writing for electric guitar one day and string orchestra the next; his music can be described as metaphorically rich, innovative, and modern, but never inaccessible or overly esoteric.
Fascinated and committed to working with artists outside of music as well as within, collaborations include original music for Hot Air Music Festival, Post:Ballet, Switchboard Music, Ballet Memphis’s Cecily Khuner, Three Penny Theater, Cello Street Quartet, Amaranth Quartet, SFCM New Music ensemble, Balmoral Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Roar, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Percussion Ensemble, University of Memphis Percussion Ensemble and many other talented artists and organizations.
Riley was the recipient of the Horizons Foundation grant in support of his work One, for large string orchestra, which headlined Hot Air Music Festival on March 6th, 2016, and received another Horizons grant in support of his Shimmer production. His music has been featured on I Care if You Listen TV and will be featured on Not Art Records 2017 Mixtape.
Riley has a M.M. in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, a B.M. in percussion performance, and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Memphis.
https://www.rileynicholson.com/
Ted Moore is a composer, improviser, intermedia artist, and educator based in Chicago. His work focuses on fusing the sonic, visual, physical, and acoustic aspects of performance and sound, often through the integration of technology. Ted’s work has been reviewed as “an impressive achievement both artistically and technically” (Jay Gabler, VitaMN), “wonderfully creepy” (Matthew Everett, TC Daily Planet), and “epic” (Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press). Ted’s work has been premiered by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Spektral Quartet, The Dream Songs Project, Yarn/Wire, Splinter Reeds, Quince Vocal Ensemble, AVIDduo, and others, and has been performed across the country including at The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Spectrum (NYC), Root Signals Electronic Music Festival (Statesboro, GA), and the Electroacoustic Barn Dance (Fredericksburg, VA), among others.
Ted also frequently performs solo on electronics using his laptop, modular synthesizer systems, resonant physical objects, lighting equipment, and video projection. He has been featured as an installation artist by the Northern Spark Festival (Minneapolis), Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music (Lexington, KY), St. Paul Public Library, TC Make (Minneapolis). As an improviser, Ted is one half of Binary Canary, a woodwinds-laptop improvisation duo alongside saxophonist Kyle Hutchins. As a theater artist, Ted has worked with many independent companies, notably with Skewed Visions and Savage Umbrella.
http://www.tedmooremusic.com/

Yoshiko Arahata & Josh Graham
2018-03-29 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Yoshiko Arahata, piano
Josh Graham, percussion
Program:
“Red Arc/Blue Veil” – John Luther Adams
“C” – Hannah Lash
“New work for vibes and piano” – Sean Calhoun *World premiere!*
Solo de Vibraphone from “Livre de Claviers” – Philippe Manoury
Solo work for Piano – Yoshiko Arahata

Esther Nyberg
2018-03-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Esther Nyberg performs a solo piano recital of Muczynski, Beethoven, and Granados.
Dream Cycle, Op. 44 – Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Allegro risoluto
III. Andante maestoso
IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato — Prestissimo
Seis Piezas Sobre Cantos Populares Españoles – Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Preludio
I. Añoranza
II. Ecos de la parranda
III. Vascongada
IV. Marcha oriental
V. Zambra
VI. Zapateado

Cello student recital
2018-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Students of cellist Veronica Nettles Kolegas perform.

Ment Consort
2018-03-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Ment Consort
Presents
A Baroque Menagerie
The Ment Consort is an early music quartet formed in Chicago in 2015 with the intention
of presenting the experimental and revolutionary music of the 17th
and 18th centuries in a way that sounds new and fresh. Through historical performances on period instruments, Ment considers how baroque composers stretched the boundaries of the instruments, techniques, and
musical genres of their time.
The core members of the group consist of Kiyoe Matsuura on baroque violin, Morgan
Little on baroque cello, Jason Moy on harpsichord, and Mary Arendt, soprano voice. The Ment
Consort has collaborated with esteemed harpsichordists Alexander Weimann and Ketil Haugsand
and has presented full length programs of music from France, Italy, and Germany. The Ment
Consort will perform in Rochester this June as part of the Pegasus Rising Early Music Series. As
the members of the group are no longer all locally based, we are looking forward to the unique
opportunity to reunite this winter and present our music to Chicago area audiences once again.
Program
“A Baroque Menagerie”
Program Duration: approximately 45 minutes
The MENT Consort explores the phenomenon of animal sounds in music from the
Baroque. Each piece on this program mimics the sounds, behaviors, or personalities of specific
animals, from birds to amphibians to mammals, using creative and innovative compositional
techniques of that time period. We hope that many of the pieces will be new or unfamiliar to the
average audience member.
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680)
Violin Sonata in A Minor, “Cu-Cu”
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
“Qual Farfalletta” from Partenope, HWV 27
“Oh! That I On Wings Could Rise” from Theodora, HWV 68
Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678)
“La Pellicana,” op. 55
Pietro Torri (1650-1737)
“Son Rosignolo”
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
“Seele, lerne dich erkennen”
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)
Sonata Representativa in A Major
Allegro
Nachtigal (Nightingale)
CuCu (Cuckoo)
Fresch (Frog)
Die Henn & Der Hann (Cock & Hen)
Die Wachtel (Quail)
Die Katz (Cat)
Musqetir Mars (Musketeer’s March)
Allemande

Binary Canary
2018-03-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Binary Canary
Kyle Hutchins, saxophone & Ted Moore, laptop
Binary Canary is a collaborative improvisation ensemble featuring laptopist Ted Moore and saxophonist Kyle Hutchins. Their work together since 2013 has included solo and chamber music, free and structured improvisations, and interactive multimedia. Their 2015 album ‘click/blow’ was reviewed as “a full on noise-jazz symphony” (Raised by Gypsies) and a “display [of] individual virtuosity and group musicianship… well worth the listen” (Signals for Images). They have been featured at conferences, festivals, and on series such as the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), New York City Electronic Music Festival (NYCEMF), Electroacoustic Barndance (EABD), North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), Music Now at the University of North Texas, New Horizons Music Festival (NHMF), Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI), Ars Electroacoustica, The New Ruckus, Patrick’s Cabaret, Punk-Ass Classical, Skewed Visions, and as guest artists at universities across the country.
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Ted Moore is a composer, improviser, intermedia artist, and educator based in Chicago. His work focuses on fusing the sonic, visual, physical, and acoustic aspects of performance and sound, often through the integration of technology. Ted’s work has been reviewed as “an impressive achievement both artistically and technically” (Jay Gabler, VitaMN), “wonderfully creepy” (Matthew Everett, TC Daily Planet), and “epic” (Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press). Ted’s work has been premiered by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Spektral Quartet, The Dream Songs Project, Yarn/Wire, Splinter Reeds, Quince Vocal Ensemble, AVIDduo, and others, and has been performed across the country including at The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Spectrum (NYC), Root Signals Electronic Music Festival (Statesboro, GA), and the Electroacoustic Barn Dance (Fredericksburg, VA), among others.
Ted also frequently performs solo on electronics using his laptop, modular synthesizer systems, resonant physical objects, lighting equipment, and video projection. He has been featured as an installation artist by the Northern Spark Festival (Minneapolis), Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music (Lexington, KY), St. Paul Public Library, TC Make (Minneapolis). As an improviser, Ted is one half of Binary Canary, a woodwinds-laptop improvisation duo alongside saxophonist Kyle Hutchins. In collaboration with Scott Miller, he curated and performed in the free improvisation series Ars Electroacoustica in Minneapolis. As a theater artist, Ted has worked with many independent companies, notably with Skewed Visions and Savage Umbrella. He has taught in a variety of capacities, including at The Walden School’s Young Musicians Program and Creative Musicians Retreat (Dublin, NH), MacPhail Center for Music (Minneapolis), Slam Academy (Minneapolis), and McNally Smith College of Music (St. Paul).
Currently Ted is pursuing a PhD in Music Composition at the University of Chicago.
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Praised for his “formidable technique” and “enviable uniformity of tone” (The Saxophone Symposium) and described as a “skilled improviser, no doubt about it” (I Care If You Listen), Jeffery Kyle Hutchins is a concert saxophonist, chamber musician, improviser, pedagogue, and performance artist who focuses on the creation and promotion of contemporary music and interdisciplinary media. His work emphasizes close collaboration with composers and artists to create adventurous programming, often incorporating the body, the voice, the instrument, technology, and space. He has performed concerts in Asia, Europe, and North America, and has participated in the creation of more than 100 new works.
His performances have been broadcast on Fresh Ink hosted by Neva Pilgrim on WCNY-FM (New York) and Nova hosted by Bernard Clarke on Raidió Teilifís Éireann lyric fm (Ireland). He performs regularly on festivals, conferences, and series for contemporary, experimental, and electroacoustic music, including Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD), the New York City Electronic Music Festival (NYCEMF), the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), the New Music Gathering, the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), the World Saxophone Congress, the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference (NASA), the US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, the International Workshop for Musical Metacreation (MuMe) at the International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC), the Electroacoustic Barndance (EABD), the New Horizons Music Festival (NHMF), MNmade, the New Ruckus, Old Wood New Sounds, Punk-Ass Classical, and Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret. Hutchins has recorded for numerous record labels including Avid Sound Records, Emeritus Records, GIA Publications, Farpoint Recordings, and Klavier Records, and has won competition prizes and grants from DOWNBEAT, New Music USA, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC), Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA), and the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, among others.
In 2015, Hutchins received the Doctor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with renowned saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. There he was a recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship and served as Instructor of Saxophone. He received degrees in Music Education and Saxophone Performance from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Eric Nestler.
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins is a Yamaha Performing Artist, E. Rousseau Mouthpiece Artist, and Légère Artist. ​

Violin student recital
2018-02-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Students of Brittany Nelson, Rachel Brown, and Christopher Narloch perform.

Magnus Villanueva, piano
2018-02-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Magnus Villanueva performs a solo piano recital.
Alexander Scriabin: Étude Op 42. No. 5 in C# minor
György Ligeti: Musica ricercata
Maurice Ravel: Ondine
György Ligeti: Fem, White on White
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso

Houndstooth String Quartet and Mala
2018-02-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Houndstooth String Quartet:
Five Scenes for String Quartet – Liza SobelCatalyzation – Craig Davis-PinsonSelections from 44 Harmonies [IV, XII, XL] – John Cage
https://www.houndstoothsq.com/
Mala, Swiss singer/songwriter, performs original music.
http://www.malamusic.ch/

Violin student recital
2018-02-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Students of Alison Tatum and other teachers perform.

Magnus Villanueva, piano
2018-02-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Magnus Villanueva performs a solo piano recital.
Alexander Scriabin: Étude Op 42. No. 5 in C# minor
György Ligeti: Cordes a vide, Arc-en-ciel
Claude Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie, Les tierces alternées, Les collines d’Anacapri
Olivier Messiaen: Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu, Un reflet dans le vent
Kaija Saariaho: Ballade (2005), Maurice Ravel: Ondine

Ursa Ensemble
2018-02-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Program:
Hindemith: Duo for Viola and Cello
Schnelle Achtel
Igor Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale, Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
The Soldier’s March
The Soldier’s Violin
The Little Concert
Tango-Waltz-Ragtime
The Devil’s Dance
Beethoven: Duet mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern, WoO 32
Allegro
Minuetto
Jordan Jenkins: If/Then/Else**
**World Premier
Hailed as a group that provides a “much needed voice in the discourse of art music’s place and role in American culture,” Ursa Ensemble strives to present uncommon music to our audiences in unique ways, in unconventional places, and with individual interpretations. Ursa Ensemble has performed at a variety of locations across the Midwest including Constellation Chicago, Pritzker Pavilion, Intuit: Center for Outsider and Intuitive Art, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the DANK Haus, Tavern of Fine Arts, The Musical Offering, PianoForte Studios, The Green Mill Jazz Lounge, Half Price Books, and the Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church. Their unique Collaboration in Concert (CIC) series has led the Ursas into all sorts of arenas, allowing them to work with and perform for an extremely diverse audience: elementary school students at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School; college students at Harold Washington College in the Loop; and young writers at 826CHI. Past CIC events have involved collaborations with artists from a wide array of expertises, including photographer Michael Schoeneweis, author Michael San Gabino, printmaker Sarah Adams, abstract creator Shawn Lucas, and painters Melanie Brown and Joel Javier.
The Ursa Ensemble consists of some of the best young musicians in the Chicago area, all of whom are dedicated performers and artist-teachers. Violinist and Artistic Director Rachel Brown is the Associate Principal Second Violin of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and has given over a dozen world premieres of contemporary solo and ensemble works. She teaches violin lessons, chamber music, music theory, and music history at the Chicago Academy for the Arts and Harold Washington College. Pianist Jonathan Hannau is also dedicated to his solo project, the Rocking Chair Series, which involves commissions of short solo piano works presented alongside an interview with the composer in an effort to create an inviting atmosphere for the audience as they listen to a wide variety of musical styles. His toy piano duo, The Plucky Plunkers, recently was selected as Ensemble In Residence at the International Toy Piano Festival. He also teaches at Access Contemporary Music. Nicholas Jeffery holds the Principal Violist position with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and maintains a private studio in addition to teaching at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Cellist Veronica Nettles focuses on performance in classical chamber music (she was a founding member of the Kaia String quartet) and world music collaborations (she is a member of a Cuban Charangas ensemble). Also, she maintains a private studio at the DePaul University Community Music Division. Joe Sanchez, clarinetist, is a founding member of the Vandoren-Sponsored Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet, and he can be heard regularly with a cross-continental spread of orchestras, ranging from the Las Vegas to the Kalamazoo Symphony! In addition to this, he teaches woodwind students at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School.
