Ear Taxi Festival: Holocene + Emma Hospelhorn at PianoForte
As part of Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival, Holocene (Phoebe Wu, Piano; Isidora Nojkovic, Cello; Dalia Chin, Flute) will give the world premiere of a new work by Emma Hospelhorn.
The Universal Energy is About to Intervene in Your Life is a setting of a poem by Jenny Zhang, arranged for flute, cello, piano, and voice.
Emma Hospelhorn is the recipient of an Ear Taxi Micro-Grant for composers, and will perform with the trio for the premiere of this piece.


Dal Niente @ University of North Texas
Dal Niente in residence at University of North Texas.

Dal Niente @ Frequency Festival
Dal Niente performs world premieres by Aida Shirazi and Hilda Paredes, as well as Darlene Castro’s Desmoronamiento for solo flute and electronics, and Karola Obermüller’s Reflejos Distantes.

Dal Niente @ Western Michigan University
Dal Niente returns to Western Michigan University for a concert and residency with student composers.



Dal Niente + Macie Stewart
Dal Niente teams up with multi-instrumentalist and composer Macie Stewart for a free evening of sound and music at Elastic Arts, featuring music by Macie Stewart, alejandro t. acierto, and Emma Hospelhorn.

EcoVoice Project: Winter Solstice Observation
winter music and improvisations from Emma Hospelhorn, Mabel Kwan, Ian Maksin, and LaRob Payton.


Dal Niente @ NASM
Ensemble Dal Niente presents a conference session for the 100th anniversary of the National Association of Schools of Music, with a program that centers community in music in several different ways. Featuring works by Nicole Mitchell, George Lewis, and Igor Santos.

Elastro A/V Fest: Oui Ennui/Scott Meyers/Emma Hospelhorn
Elastro A/V presents a 2-day festival of audio and video installations and performances from a wide range of local audiovisual Chicago artists.Tonight is curated by video artist Galina Shevchenko.

Em Spel @ Hungry Brain
Em Spel performs as part of the Hungry Brain’s weekly solo series.





Em Spel w/ Ka-Tet, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett celebrates her birthday with a live show of new songs, along with performances by Em Spel and KaTet.