The Party with Ensemble Dal Niente and Marino Formenti

Marino Formenti has distinguished himself as one of the most compelling and original interpreters of his generation, both as a pianist and as a conductor. On May 12 with Ensemble Dal Niente he will produce The Party, a communal experience that casts away some of the concert hall's conventions in order to bring listeners together in a new way. During The Party, people can sit where and how they want; they can stand, lie down, relax, move, talk, drink, eat... and they can listen to music together. Forget social media - this is social listening. The Party brings together stylistically diverse and uniquely brilliant composers' music for you to experience, examine and share in one unforgettable evening.

Taking place in the brand-new Logan Square/Avondale Arts Center, The Party features performances by twenty of Chicago's top contemporary musicians and includes culinary creations by Nick Jirasek of Guerilla Smiles and libations from Goose Island and Koval Distillery. A silent auction will offer the opportunity for audience members to bid on hand-written manuscript by renowned composers Chaya Czernowin, Augusta Read Thomas, and Marcos Balter, amongst others.

THE PARTY with Marino Formenti
Saturday, May 12, 6 PM
Logan Square/Avondale Arts Center
2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd floor
Chicago, IL
Tickets $45 general/$30 students in advance, $55/$35 at the door

Featuring Marino Formenti, pianist and conductor

Click here for tickets: http://dalniente.com/season/events.html#May12_2012

KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (1928-2007): selctions from Tierkreis (1974-75)
IANNIS XENAKIS (1922-2001): Psappha (1975) for solo percussionist)
MAURICIO KAGEL (1931-2008): Osten from Die Stücke der Windrose (1989) for clarinet, piano, harmonium, two violins, viola, cello, bass, and percussion
PABLO CHIN (b.1982): After Pehaujo (2010) for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, and percussion
TIMOTHY MCCORMACK (b.1986): Apparatus (2008) for bass clarinet, cello, and piano
ALEX MINCEK (b.1975): Pendulum VII (2010) for saxophone, two flutes, piano, percussion, violin, viola, and cello
JAMES TENNEY (1934-2006): Having Never Written a Note for Percussion (1971) for tamtam
BERNHARD LANG (b. 1957): SCHRIFT/BILD/SCHRIFT (1998) for amplified octet
ALVIN LUCIER (b.1931): A Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra (1988) for solo triangle
MARCOS BALTER (b.1973): Vision Mantra (2009) for violin, viola, cello
SALVATORE SCIARRINO (b.1947): Muro d’orrizonte (1997) for alto flute, English horn, and bass clarinet
BERNHARD GANDER (b.1969): Peter Parker (2008) for piano
FRANCO DONATONI (1927-2000): HOT (1989) for saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, double bass, and piano
GIACINTO SCELSI (1905-1988): Duo for Violin and Cello (1965)
GALINA USTWOLSKAJA (1919-2006): Sonata No. 6 (1988) for piano
MORTON FELDMAN (1926-1987): Why Patterns (1978) for flute, glockenspiel, and piano

Support for this event comes from the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, media sponsor WFMT, Grand Piano Haus, Guerilla Smiles, Goose Island Beer Company, Koval Distillery, Provenance Food and Wine, and Vinic Wine.