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Nova Linea Musica Blog

Season Announcement

June 6, 2026

Announcing Our Third Season: Nine World Premieres in Chicago

Nova Linea Musica's third season in Chicago: eight concerts and nine world premieres, opening with the JACK Quartet and closing with the Borromeo Quartet. Tickets are on sale now.

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The People

Composer Spotlight Composer Spotlight: Clarice Assad

Grammy-nominated composer Clarice Assad on her new NLM commission "The Raven," the bird that watches the threshold between one self and the next, and what it means to close a season of ten world premieres.

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Composer Highlight Composer Spotlight: Stacy Garrop, Nova Linea Musica Composer-in-Residence

Chicago composer Stacy Garrop left a tenured university position to compose full time. From the Kronos Quartet to the Pittsburgh Symphony, her music has been heard on stages around the world. Now as Nova Linea Musica's first Composer-in-Residence, she is helping shape the future of contemporary classical music in Chicago.

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The Artists

Meet the Performers Q & A with Rabia Brooke

Violinist Rabia Brooke has performed at Carnegie Hall and on stages across Europe. As Nova Linea Musica's founding Artist-in-Residence, she talks about commissioning new works, collaborating with composers including Jennifer Higdon and Shawn Okpebholo, and what drives her advocacy for contemporary classical music.

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Upcoming Concerts

September 30, 2026

6:30 PM

JACK Quartet: Sonare and Celare

October 28, 2026

6:30 PM

Philip Glass at 90: A Celebration

November 18, 2026

6:30 PM

Poiesis Quartet: In the Listening

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Composer Spotlight Philip glass at 90: The Music That Keeps on Beginning | Nova Linea Musica

On October 28, 2026, Nova Linea Musica honors one of the defining voices of the last half century, with a Chicago homecoming for clarinetist Anthony McGill and a world premiere from a composer who once sat at Philip Glass’s side.

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Season Announcement Announcing Our Third Season: Nine World Premieres in Chicago

Nova Linea Musica's third season in Chicago: eight concerts and nine world premieres, opening with the JACK Quartet and closing with the Borromeo Quartet. Tickets are on sale now.

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Retrospective Our Second Season in Review: Ten World Premieres in Chicago

A look back at Nova Linea Musica's second season in Chicago: eight concerts and ten world premiere commissions, from Conrad Tao's opening night to the finale under blue skies.

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Composer Highlight Robert Dillon's Scoundrel: A World Premiere by Third Coast Percussion at Nova Linea Musica

Robert Dillon, percussionist and composer with Third Coast Percussion, gave the world premiere of Scoundrel at Nova Linea Musica's sold-out February concert in Chicago.

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