Upcoming events.
D-Compressed at Lyric Opera
Ahead of the opera Blue, join us for our music & meditation experience D-Compressed in the lobby of Lyric Opera.
D-Composed & Plínio Fernandes for TUCCA
More information to come. The concert will be held in the Classic Sãu Paulo room.
https://tucca.org.br/d-composed-e-plinio-fernandes/
Decision Day: Musical Story Time
On Election Day, join us for A Musical Story Time at Woodson Regional Library for a reading of Jacqueline Woodson’s “The Year We Learned to Fly” with an original score by Ahmed Al Abaca read by Mama Edie.
D-Composed On Screen: 60th Anniversary of The Chicago International Film Festival
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Black chamber music collective D-Composed is joining forces with the Festival to celebrate the works of Black film composers, such as Kathryn Bostic, Kris Bowers, Terence Blanchard, and others, with a live performance and post-show panel discussion.
This event is free and open to the public.
D-Composed & SHANI CROWE - Northwestern’s Black Arts Consortium
Join us for a look at an in-progress work in collaboration with SHANI CROWE.
SHANI CROWE is an interdisciplinary artist who received her BFA in film production from Howard University’s John H. Johnson School of Communications in 2011. Her work centers on cultural coiffure, adornment and beauty ritual, as they relate to the diasporic African, and how these practices function as tools to foster connectivity. She is most known for creating intricate corn-rowed hairstyles, then capturing them as large photographic portraits.
This presentation is taking place in Louis Hall.
This event is free & open to the public.
D-Composed Opens for Illharmonic at the Auditorium Theatre
D-Composed makes their Auditorium Theatre debut and joins hip-hop orchestra, Illharmonic.
Davóne Tines & The Truth Featuring D-Composed for ROBESON
D-Composed makes its Harris Theater debut in collaboration with acclaimed bass-baritone, Davóne Tines and his band THE TRUTH (bassist Khari Lucas and pianist John Bitoy) for a one-night-only Chicago Premiere of ROBESOИ.
D-Composed Family Edition & Music Moves' West Side Fireflies
Join us on Saturday, September 21, for a special collaboration between Old Town School’s West Side Fireflies & D-Composed Family Edition that will explore Black composers! The event is FREE and open to the public.
Fireflies is Old Town School’s early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to the world of sound and play using the Earth, Wind, and Fire songbook.
Family Edition is D-Composed’s family-oriented experience, designed with youth in mind, and serves as an introduction to the music of Black composers.
This program is included in all reservations to visit the Conservatory, book your reservation ahead of time here: here (link opens in a new tab)
ACCESSIBILITY AT THE CONSERVATORY:
The Garfield Park Conservatory is committed to providing a quality experience for all visitors. If you would like to request accommodation for an upcoming visit, please get in touch with us at least 24 hours in advance by emailing visitors@garfieldpark.org or calling 773-638-1766. Learn more about accessibility at the Conservatory.
3rd Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival
Join us at the 3rd Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival for a special performance featuring D-Composed. We’ll be joined by a special guest, poet Harold Green III.
The D-Composed performance begins at 1:15 PM
D-Composed and The Nap Ministry Presents: Freedom Lullabies
On Juneteenth, join D-Composed, a Black chamber music collective, and Tricia Hersey, Founder of The Nap Ministry for Freedom Lullabies. This rest experience celebrates the power of our Ancestor’s freedom and uplifts Black composers' works with revolutionary text readings.
Doors Open: 12:30
Performance Begins: 1:00 PM
The approximate run-time of the performance is 45-minutes
D-Compressed with Cherish Hicks of Beyond
Join us at Gary Comer Youth Center for our music & meditation experience, D-Compressed.
Chicago Humanities Festival Presents D-Composed
Join us at The Chicago History Museum for a performance of the works of contemporary Black composers featuring compositions from Carlos Simon, Tomeka Reid, Jessie Montgomery, Ahmed Al Abaca, and Daniel Bernard Roumain.
This program is generously underwritten by the Paul M. Angell Foundation Family Foundation.
D-Composed at Gateways Festival
Our acclaimed program, D-Composition x Love Is… returns for a special presentation at Gateways Music Festival.
D-Composition pairs the music of Black composers with poetry by Black authors. All works seek to examine and understand the many definitions of love.
Featured poets & storytellers include Diamond Sharp, Shanta Nurullah, Krista Franklin, avery r. young, Davon Clark, and Raych Jackson with compositions by Carlos Simon, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Ahmed Al Abaca, Sharon Udoh, and Jessie Montgomery.
Kaufman Music Center Presents: Pamela Z & D-Composed
Composer and media artist Pamela Z and D-Composed, the Chicago-based chamber music collective that honors Black creativity and culture, perform music by Pamela Z and the Grammy-nominated composer, flutist, and vocalist Nathalie Joachim. Featuring the world premiere of a new version of Joachim’s “In Between”, written for D-Composed and Pamela Z.
CSO MusicNow: D-Composed Pre-Show Concert
Join us in the Grainger Ballroom before Jessie Montgomery’s CSO MusicNOW performance with Curtis Stewart.