Festivals & Series

International Contemporary Ensemble

Part of NUNC! 6: the Northwestern University New-Music Conference

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

George Lewis, artistic director

Now in its third decade, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is a collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers, and educators dedicated to reimagining contemporary music performance. Co-founded in 2001 by flutist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Claire Chase, ICE has premiered over 1,000 works and is the recipient of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, as well as Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year Award. Their partnerships have included Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the ensemble has performed at venues and festivals including the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ojai Music Festival, and Carnegie Hall.

Carlos Bandera, Spirare IV 
Luis Miguel Delgado Grande, Remains of a portrait 
Bahar Royaee, a hair on the skin of the water on the lake 
Jee Won Kim, Whisperweave 

NUNC! is made possible in part by the Sorensen Jacobson Fund for New Music. 

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Address

50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States

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About

Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.