In the 2024/25 season, the Grossman Ensemble premieres 14 works by emerging and established composers across four concerts at the Logan Center for the Arts. Tickets go on sale on August 8, 2024.
The Grossman Ensemble presents Tapas
October 5, 2024 | 7:30PM
Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
Indulge in a musical feast served by “one of the city’s premier vehicles for contemporary music” (Chicago Classical Review)! Savor a captivating array of chamber works performed by members of the Grossman Ensemble. Chamber music from around the world by Franco Donatoni, David Lang, Helena Tulve, Wenbin Lyu, and Saed Haddad is paired with world premieres by Chicago-based composers Osnat Netzer and Kathleen Ginther.
Grossman Ensemble World Premieres I
December 6, 2024 | 7:30PM
Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
Katherine Kilburn, conductor
Since its inception in 2018, the resident ensemble of the University of Chicago’s Center for Contemporary Composition has premiered 60 new musical works. Conductor Katherine Kilburn leads this innovative ensemble for the premiere of four more new works created as part of a nine-week collaboration with “trailblazing” (Los Angeles Times) Pulitzer Prize finalist and GRAMMY-nominated composer Andy Akiho, deeply musical and creative composer Benjamin Martin, multi-award-winning composer and sonic artist Nina C. Young, Shih-Hui Chen, known for her “deep musical intelligence” (Wire Magazine).
Grossman Ensemble World Premieres II
March 7, 2025 | 7:30PM
Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
David Fulmer, conductor
Celebrated for their “precision” (Third Coast Review) and dynamic prowess, the Grossman Ensemble takes the stage under the baton of David Fulmer for four world premieres. Composers Erin Gee who “clearly has a contribution to make” (Gramophone), Kari Watson, recently noted as one of the "23 for ’23: Composers and performers to watch this year" (Washington Post), Ryan Garvey, whose music finds opportunities to surprise and confuse the listener, and David Fulmer, called “one of the most important conductors and musicians working with contemporary music” (New York Classical Review), unveil four captivating new works, immersing the audience in a diverse sonic tapestry.
Grossman Ensemble World Premieres III
May 23, 2025 | 7:30PM
Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
Tim Weiss, conductor
Esteemed conductor Tim Weiss returns to lead the Grossman Ensemble for an eagerly anticipated third collaboration. With premieres by composers Christopher Stark, whose music The New York Times has called, "fetching and colorful," former CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Elizabeth Ogonek, Paul Novak, a 2023 Barlow Commission recipient whose music has been called “spellbinding” (Washington Post), and “one of the most formidable figures in modern music” (The New Yorker) George Lewis, this program offers a glimpse into the forefront of contemporary classical music.