Civic Fellows ft. D-Composed

Civic Fellows ft. D-Composed

Date: Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Doors: 5:30PM

Showtime: 6:30PM

Tickets: Free admission!

About:

From Folk to Fusion: The Universal Groove

Be delighted and inspired by this contemporary chamber music concert curated and performed by the Civic Fellows — featuring musicians from the Chicago-based Black chamber music collective D-Composed. The program highlights genre-blending composers and explores how people influence one another, fostering an ongoing dialogue through art, across cultures, eras and spaces.

ROUMAIN String Quartet No. 5, Klap Ur Handz (performed by D-Composed)

COHEN Firefly Elegy

SIMON Warmth from Other Suns, Movement 1

CIARDELLI Randori Suite

LIANG Déjà Vu

SMITH Carrot Revolution

WOLFE Reeling

HANCOCK (Arr. Novilla) Chameleon

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago prepares young professional musicians for lives in music. Civic members participate in rigorous orchestral training and perform free concerts in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center and in communities across Greater Chicago. Through an array of experiences designed to build and diversify creative and professional skills, the Civic Fellowship program empowers participants to realize their full potential as artistically excellent, civically engaged, collaborative and entrepreneurial musicians.

D-Composed is a Chicago-based Black chamber music collective that celebrates Black culture and creativity through the music of Black composers. They aim to make classical music experiences inclusive and reflective of the Black experience by intentionally creating experiences that meet their community where they are.

Host or Publisher Epiphany Center for the Arts