Ensemble Dal Niente’s double reed dream team, Andrew Nogal (oboe) and Ben Roidl-Ward (bassoon), assemble some of their favorite collaborators for a program of boundary-breaking chamber music and also showcase their solo virtuosity. Seattle-based composer Joël-François Durand’s brand new score for the Chicago Wind Project puts microtonal harmony and resonance under a microscope. The bearded double reed luminaries complement Durand’s sensuous and detailed score with pieces by four other leading international voices in contemporary composition and experimental music.

Betsy Jolas (b. 1926) Remember for English horn and cello (1971)

Tonia Ko (b. 1988) Tilt for solo bassoon (2021)

Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022) Duet 3 for English horn and bassoon (2010)

Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955) Spell Song for solo oboe (2015)

Joël-François Durand (b. 1954) New piece for the Chicago Wind Project (2026) World Premiere