Meet the Performers
August 22, 2026
Old Word, New World: Nova Linea Musica Goes to Europe
Meet the Performers
August 22, 2026
Old Word, New World: Nova Linea Musica Goes to Europe
For three seasons, Nova Linea Musica has done its work in Chicago. This summer, it goes to Europe. From August 29 to September 7, Nova Linea Musica presents four programs in four cities across Germany and Switzerland. What does the old world have to say to the new one, and what does the new one say back?
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From Slovenian folk song to the tangos of Astor Piazzolla, with the world premiere of Clarice Assad's The Raven at its heart: read what Chicago's critics had to say about Blooming Under Blue Skies, Nova Linea Musica's season finale
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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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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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