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CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago
Apr 19, 2026 — 3:00 PM
Overview
CSO musicians explore the art of remix in a program highlighting women composers, featuring Annie Gosfield’s Daughters of the Industrial Revolution — a fusion of factory sounds and live instruments — and Louise Farrenc’s romantic Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor.
Please note: this event takes place at Logan Center at University of Chicago.
Program
Joyce
Light and Dark
Villa-Lobos
Assobio a Jato (“Jet Whistle”) for flute and cello
Shaw
Boris Kerner
Chen Yi
Qi for flute, cello, percussion, piano
Dehnhard
WAKE UP! for piccolo and alarm clock
Gosfield
Daughters of the Industrial Revolution
Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 45
Performers
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