New Music Chicago presents the return of its annual Impromptu Fest, June 25-27, 2021.

To close out Impromptu Fest 2021, Fulcrum Point New Music Project presents its program, “Songs and Chamber Music by Black Composers.”

Download a PDF of the complete program notes, including artist and performer bios, here.

Program:

Joelle Lamarre, soprano | Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

Cantata: Prelude & Rondo - John Daniels Carter

Goddess of the Water – Anthony Davis/Thulani Davis

Moments in Sonder – B.E. Boykin/Maya Angelou
Tears
A Conceit
Greyday
Sounds Like Pearles
On Diverse Deviations

Rika Seko and Kate Carter, violins | Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, viola | Paula Kosower, violoncello

String Quartet #3 – Eleanor Alberga

Moderato
Scherzo
Adagio
Allegro

This year’s fest will feature a limited-seating live audience at the Nevermore Performance Space, 3411 W North Avenue, Chicago and also be live-streamed on the New Music Chicago YouTube Channel. Find a direct link to the Fulcrum Point performance here.

For the complete Impromptu Fest schedule and information on how to obtain in-person tickets, visit newmusicchicago.org/impromptufest