14 musicians plus Operations Director

Piece Her Together consists of staged compositions by Eliza Brown and Katherine Young that examine how we construct identity amidst fragmentation of information. Learn More

8-11 musicians

Dal Niente presents music by George Lewis - and by some of his peers - each with varying links to improvisative practices and also examines the presence of improvisation in our daily lives. Learn More

9 musicians

Dal Niente's "Intersections" celebrates music that is a result of composers combining elements of seemingly disparate musical worlds. Learn More

8 musicians plus Audio/Video Director

Beasts & Machines is a concert comprised of compositions that consider efforts to tame the untamable and rationalize the unreasonable, culminating in Murat Çolak’s immersive work Swan. Learn More

10 musicians

The centerpiece of "The Music of Earth" is Hans Abrahamsen's hour-long meditation on winter, Schnee ("snow").  Learn More

25 musicians plus Lighting Engineer

Now enjoying a cult international reputation as an unmissable performance, in vain is a life-changing work that incorporates theatrical lighting and total darkness to create an immersive, sensual experience. Learn More

3 musicians

"Four Corners" is a concert of music for cello, piano, and percussion performed by musicians who have worked relentlessly to develop nuanced interpretations of virtuosic chamber music. Learn More

3 musicians

Dal Niente's "Palettes" explores a variety of timbres employed in contemporary music for flute, oboe, and clarinet. Learn More

Various composers & instrumentations

Ensemble Dal Niente's Proximity series seeks to introduce audiences to international composers whose music is rarely performed in Chicago. Learn More

10-12 musicians

Each composer included in Dal Niente's “Neue Musik” project exhibits a different facet of their simultaneous engagement with and struggle against the rich cultural and musical tradition of Germany. Learn More