Iridescent: Conjuring Apparitions

Tuesday, June 27, 2023. 8:00 pm
Nicole Mitchell & Christina Wheeler premiere new work inspired by family histories, magic, universal energy, electronics, and more.

Morgan Guerin

Tuesday, June 20, 2023. 8:00 pm
The “wunderkind saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist” (NYTimes) will perform his second residency show.

Bergamot Quartet with Dan Trueman

Tuesday, June 6, 2023. 8:00 pm
A program featuring works that explore “the spaces between the notes,” backboned by fiddle traditions from around the world.

Lester St. Louis: METAHAVEN

Monday, June 5, 2023. 8:00 pm
The Roulette-commissioned artist presents a work made of instrumental and electronic compound sounds, loops, beats and fragments.

25 Years: MATA Festival 2023

Saturday, June 3, 2023. 8:00 pm
The incubator for adventurous emerging artists celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance by resident ensemble Found Sound Nation.

25 Years: MATA Festival 2023

Friday, June 2, 2023. 8:00 pm
The incubator for adventurous emerging artists celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance by resident ensemble Found Sound Nation.

25 Years: MATA Festival 2023

Thursday, June 1, 2023. 8:00 pm
The incubator for adventurous emerging artists celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance by resident ensemble Found Sound Nation.

25 Years: MATA Festival 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023. 8:00 pm
The incubator for adventurous emerging artists celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance by resident ensemble Found Sound Nation.

Zeena Parkins & Laetitia Sonami

Wednesday, May 17, 2023. 8:00 pm
New collaborative and solo work by electro-acoustic composer/improviser (Parkins) and sound artist/performer/instrument builder (Sonami).

DeForrest Brown, Jr.: Bombingham

Wednesday, May 10, 2023. 8:00 pm
Brown, Jr. will use archival recordings of Sun Ra provided by Chicago's ESS to extend his gestural electronic drumming via iPad and Ableton.