The Ear Taxi Festival presents its Taxi Concert at Elastic Arts on October 8th. Join Alyssa Arrigo and Leila Bowie McClenahan as they present works by four brilliant local composers, many inspired by Chicago’s rich history and poetry. Chicago: Living History brings together compositions that reflect the city’s dynamic stories. The Black Moon Trio performs Convergence: Health Equity in a Changing Climate, exploring environmental racism and health inequities through music, illustration, and videography, highlighting the resilience of affected communities.
Tickets are pay-what-you-can HERE or at the Door
Performers:
Alyssa Arrigo, piano
Leila Bowie McClenahan, voice
Black Moon Trio:
Khelsey Zarraga, violin
Parker Nelson, horn
Jeremy Vigil, piano
Program:
Alyssa Arrigo and Leila Bowie McClenahan:
Living Sounds: A Celebration of Chicago Composers
Shawn E. Okpebholo † | Mi Sueño: Afro-Flamenco
George Flynn † | Chicago Poets Sing
1. Flowers and Fences
2. Modigliani’s thought
3. But silently
4. Division Street, Halloween Night
5. Sonnet to Beings of the Year 1 Million A.D.
Stacy Garrop † | Repair the World
Stacy Garrop † | Smile, O Voluptuous cool-breathed earth
Stacy Garrop † | Teeny Tango
Stacy Garrop † | To Music
Clara Frantzen † | New work*
Tim Corpus † | At the Edge* ‡
Black Moon Trio:
Convergence: Health Equity in a Changing Climate
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate | Oshta
Marc Mellits † | Black Moon
Eric Ewazen | Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano - IV. Maestoso - Fuga: Allegro energico
TJ Cole | Drifter
*World Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer
‡ Micro-Grant Awardee
Living Sounds: A Celebration of Chicago Composers is a powerful recital exploring resilience through music. Featuring pianist Alyssa Arrigo and vocalist Leila Bowie McClenahan, the program highlights works by contemporary Chicago composers. Pieces like Stacy Garrop’s Repair the World and Shawn Okpebholo’s Mi Sueño reflect on tragedies like the Highland Park shooting and the COVID-19 pandemic. George Flynn’s Chicago Poets Sing engages with provocative social themes, while lighter works, including tangos and Garrop’s To Music, uplift the spirit. The recital also includes world premieres by Tim Corpus and Clara Frantzen, celebrating Chicago’s vibrant and resilient musical voice.
Research demonstrates that clean air, water, and access to the outdoors are vital to human health. So if nature is a necessity for everyone’s health and well-being, why is it so hard for some people to access it? What are the consequences?
Throughout this 90-minute performance, audiences will watch and listen to the lived experiences of members of communities affected by environmental racism and health inequities and their interconnections through music, illustration, and videography.