Join D-Composed and Poetry Foundation at The Land School for a partnered program exploring love and poetry.

We're pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on Thursday, June 4, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. In partnership with the Poetry Foundation and Rebuild, D-Composed revisits Love Is…, a program exploring love through poetry and music. D-Composed breathes new life into poetry and the written word through the music of Black composers.

This performance features the D-Composed string quartet and Chicago poets Davon Clark, Shawnee Dez, Faylita Hicks, Raych Jackson, Shanta Nurullah, and Marvin Tate. Throughout the event there will also be audio and visual vignettes of footage from the South Side Home Movie Project.

Celebrating 100 years of Miles Davis, this concert curated by D-Composed ensemble member, Seth Pae showcases (some of) the brilliant work from the vast, expansive catalogue of the greatest composer in the history of our country. An icon in not just jazz, but in fashion, pop culture, art, and multiple genres of music, this string quartet concert, unlike any other, celebrates Miles Davis’ legacy.

Celebrating 100 years of Miles Davis, this concert curated by D-Composed ensemble member Seth Pae showcases some of the brilliant work from the vast, expansive catalog of the greatest composer in the history of our country. An icon in not just jazz, but in fashion, pop culture, art, and multiple genres of music, this string quartet concert, unlike any other, celebrates Miles Davis’ legacy.

Celebrating 100 years of Miles Davis, this concert, curated by D-Composed ensemble member Seth Pae, showcases some of the brilliant work from the vast, expansive catalog of the greatest composer in the history of our country. An icon in not just jazz, but in fashion, pop culture, art, and multiple genres of music, this string quartet concert, unlike any other, celebrates Miles Davis’ legacy.

Jessie Montgomery is a GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator whose work interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st-century American sound and experience. Named Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year, her profound pieces are performed regularly by leading orchestras, ensembles, and soloists around the world.

At the heart of Montgomery’s work is a deep sense of community enrichment and a desire to create opportunities for young artists and underrepresented composers to broaden audience experiences in classical music spaces.

RSVP via the link in bio. Space is limited.

Join D-Composed as they welcome composer Jlin to activate The Land School's Auditorium with a live set.

We're pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on Friday, May 8, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, as our creative partner, D-Composed welcomes Jlin to The Land School for a live set in our Auditorium.

From 8 to 9 PM, D-Composed will perform the works of electronic composers, including works by pioneering composer Pamela Z, ensemble members' own compositions, and compositions by Jlin. From 9 to 10 PM, the night will culminate with a live set presented by Jlin.

Join D-Composed as they welcome Jlin for this special guest selector Listening Hours session, preceding Jlin's live set the following night.

We're pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on Thursday, May 7, from 7:00 to 8 PM, as our creative partner, D-Composed welcomes Jlin to The Land School for a special iteration of Listening Hours, ahead of her live set the following evening in The Auditorium.

Join D-Composed and Kris Bowers at The Land School for this special session of Listening Hours.

In harmony with the week of celebration for International Jazz Day, we're pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on Tuesday, April 28, from 8 to 9 PM, as our creative partner, D-Composed welcomes Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Academy Award-nominated composer Kris Bowers to The Land School for a special iteration of Listening Hours, immersed in communal listening and conversation about his work and process.

Join D-Composed and International Anthem's Damon Locks at The Land School for a special performance, coinciding with EXPO Chicago weekend.

This program is co-presented by D-Composed, International Anthem, and The Rebuild Foundation.

D-Composed & Angel Bat Dawid will present BLK Metropolis: Apocalypse during EXPO Chicago on April 9th & 10th at 6:15 PM in the Projects Space.

Blk Metropolis Apocalypse is an immersive, four-movement "afro-sonic sermonic suite" commissioned by the Chicago-based Black chamber ensemble D-Composed, and composed by Angel Bat Dawid for string quartet and clarinet.

This program is presented in partnership with the Obama Presidential Center.

D-Composed & Angel Bat Dawid will present BLK Metropolis: Apocalypse during EXPO Chicago on April 9th & 10th at 6:15 PM in the Projects Space.

Blk Metropolis Apocalypse is an immersive, four-movement "afro-sonic sermonic suite" commissioned by the Chicago-based Black chamber ensemble D-Composed, and composed by Angel Bat Dawid for string quartet and clarinet.

BLK Metropolis at EXPO is presented in partnership with the Obama Presidential Center.

See D-Composed ensemble members for their soloist debut with the Civic Orchestra as they perform Michael Abel’s “Delights & Dances”

Featured musicians include Caitlin Edwards, Khelsey Zarraga, Wilfred Farquharson, and Lindsey Sharpe.

Join D-Composed & Silkroad Ensemble for Sanctuary: A D-Compressed Gathering

Join D-Composed & Cherish Hicks for their music and meditation experience, D-Compressed, as part of the Gary Comer Youth Center’s LitFest.

Join D-Composed and jamila woods at The Land School for the listening field, a sound journey meditation and listening experience.

D-Composed & jamila woods return to their collaboration with their second iteration of the listening field: a sound journey meditation and listening experience featuring poetry, sound bowls, and their string quartet playing music by Black composers.

Guests are encouraged to bring yoga mats, blankets, pillows, or other items that bring them comfort to enjoy the listening experience.

To conclude the ensemble’s residency with Steppenwolf Theater’s LookOut series, the ensemble plays each other's compositions, celebrating music that speaks to the unique personalities and ways of expression of each ensemble member.

This performance will take place in the 1700 theater.

As part of our residency with Steppenwolf Theater’s LookOut series, the ensemble continues to explore an in-progress piece about hair & identity in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Shani Crowe.

This performance is taking place in the 1700 theater.

The ensemble kicks off their residency with Steppenwolf Theater’s LookOut series with a musical ode to Chicago's Black Theater History told through monologues, poetry, and the music of Black composers featuring acclaimed Chicago theater legend, actor & director Cheryl Lynn Bruce.

This performance is located in the 1700 Theater.

In collaboration with D-Composed, Pauli The PSM invites curious listeners to witness the first seed of what will become his next ambient project, For The Plants. Sink into a meditative listening experience of real-time musical collaboration between the D-Composed string ensemble and multi-hyphenate composer, producer and drummer, Pauli The PSM.

For The Plants explores the symbiotic relationship between music and plants, how sound nurtures living things, and how nature inspires sound. The project is a three-day process that serves as both a creative experiment and the inspiration source for Pauli The PSM's forthcoming album. This culminating performance will become a blend of improvisation and an exercise in variation, allowing ideas to evolve organically within a theme.

Guests are encouraged to bring yoga mats, blankets, pillows, or other items that bring them comfort to enjoy the listening experience.

D-Composed & composer and clarinetist, Angel Bat Dawid, in partnership with United States Artists, presents an exclusive preview of BLK Metropolis Apocalypse commissioned by D-Composed & for D-Composed.

Created by composer Jasmine Barnes and Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that has often gone unknown, further amplifying the effects of the historic case of Browder v. Gayle. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, these women demonstrate how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change – if only they dare.

D-Composed ensemble members make up the chamber orchestra of the production.

Created by composer Jasmine Barnes and Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that has often gone unknown, further amplifying the effects of the historic case of Browder v. Gayle. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, these women demonstrate how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change – if only they dare.

D-Composed ensemble members make up the chamber orchestra of the production.

Created by composer Jasmine Barnes and Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that has often gone unknown, further amplifying the effects of the historic case of Browder v. Gayle. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, these women demonstrate how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change – if only they dare.

D-Composed ensemble members make up the chamber orchestra of the production.

This Women's History Month, join D-Composed, BSA Gold, and SJI (Social Justice Initiative) for "Echoes of Healing," a musical meditation in remembrance of Breonna Taylor on the fifth anniversary of her murder by Louisville police.

This special performance will take place in the setting of our current gallery exhibition, Echoes of Ferguson. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Ferguson uprising, the exhibition delves into the profound collective grief experienced by the Black community while exploring the ongoing impact of systemic injustice. “Echoes of Healing" offers a reflective space for contemplation and connection, through a poignant blend of music, visual art, and personal narrative.

If you would like more information, please register for the event by clicking the button below.