Chicago-based contemporary music collective to give campus concert

The ensemble will appear as part of the School of Music's Wednesday evening concert series. (Photo courtesy of Ensemble Dal Niente)

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ensemble Dal Niente, a 22-member Chicago-based contemporary music collective, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall.

The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858.

The program will be anchored by two masterpieces of French spectral composition, "Talea" and "Treize Coleurs du Soleil Couchant." Also featured will be electroacoustic pieces by Tristan Murail and Eric Fernandez, a work by Kalamazoo native Mischa Zupko and "Capricci" by August Read Thomas.

Ensemble Dal Niente

Ensemble Dal Niente, which means "from nothing" in Italian, performs new music in ways that redefine the listening experience and advance the art form. The group seeks to challenge convention and create engaging and inspiring experiences. Ensemble Dal Niente has risen from obscurity to a position as one of North America’s most prominent new music groups.

Bullock Music Performance Institute

Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute's mission is to add to the already rich cultural life of Kalamazoo by creating opportunities to develop closer personal and artistic ties between audience and performer. The institute has presented events ranging from formal evening concerts to daytime educational outreach events for students and local audiences of all ages.

For more information about the Wednesday evening concert series, call (269) 387-4704 or (269) 387-4678, or visit wmich.edu/music.

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