Past Events

A rare performance of Turkmen folk music performed by virtuoso dutar and gyjak players.

Live accompaniment to a documentary screening about the abuse at an Indian residential school in Canada. Co-presented by World Music Institute.

Inaugural performance of new ensemble featuring Nate Wooley, Laura Cocks, Travis Laplante, Wendy Eisenberg, and Lester St. Louis.

Daring new music ensemble premieres their album feat. new works by Ambrose Akinmusire, Michaela Catranis, George Lewis and Jeffrey Mumford.

Driving force in the Quebec progressive folk movement performs on vocals, fiddle, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, guitar, and keyboards.

A presentation of songs rejecting injustice, graced with others embracing joy, by a contemporary voice of Indian and Pakistani music traditions.

The Interpretations Series returns with two special sets featuring electronic woodwind explorations and master improvisers.

Long form improvisation by master musicians known for previous work in Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Sonic Youth; and with Yoshi Wada and Phill Niblock.

Joshua Abrams’s essential Chicago ensemble performs its “ecstatic minimalism” with an opening set from trombonist/composer Kalia Vandever.

A two-day annual symposium by the digital magazine, bringing together artists, writers, performers, technologists, and researchers. FREE w/ RSVP