Composer Spotlight
May 22, 2026
Composer Spotlight: Clarice Assad
Composer Spotlight
May 22, 2026
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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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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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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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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On December 3, 2025, the Catalyst Quartet performed two NLM-commissioned world premieres at Nova Linea Musica's Against All Odds concert in Chicago. Composer Andrea Casarrubios was in the room; Derrick Skye joined by satellite from Los Angeles. Jessie Montgomery and Stacy Garrop were among those listening.
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On October 23, 2024, the Dover Quartet opened Nova Linea Musica's inaugural season at Guarneri Hall in Chicago with a sold-out performance later broadcast on WFMT. The program featured works by Jessie Montgomery, Mason Bates, George Walker, and Dvořák.
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