Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Multi-Grammy nominated Spektral Quartet’s 2018 commission Plain, Air (by composer Tonia Ko) is inspired by the natural symphony of Chicago’s magnificent lakeshore. From cicada songs to waves on rocks, Plain, Air mixes field recordings with processed sounds, simulating the melodies inherent to our lakeshore surroundings. CHF, Spektral Quartet, and Ko invite you to a special performance of Plain, Air hosted by plant ecologist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass), at the historic Great Hall of Cafe Brauer in the heart of Lincoln Park.
“Plain, Air” by Tonia Ko
Performed by Spektral Quartet with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Spektral Quartet: Clara Lyon, Maeve Feinberg, Doyle Armbrust, & Russell Rolen
Spektral Quartet would like to extend special thanks to Jerry Adelmann, Openlands, and Seman Violins.
3:38 - I. soundwalk/ processional
16:02 - II. on the plains
28:27 - III. in the air
34:11 - IV. within the grove
39:00 - V. the secret language of flying creatures
45:07 - Coda: soaring through an activated expanse
This program is generously underwritten by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.
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Multi-Grammy nominated Spektral Quartet’s 2018 commission Plain, Air (by composer Tonia Ko) is inspired by the natural symphony of Chicago’s magnificent lakeshore. From cicada songs to waves on rocks, Plain, Air mixes field recordings with processed sounds, simulating the melodies inherent to our lakeshore surroundings. CHF, Spektral Quartet, and Ko invite you to a special performance of Plain, Air hosted by plant ecologist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass), at the historic Great Hall of Cafe Brauer in the heart of Lincoln Park.
“Plain, Air” by Tonia Ko
Performed by Spektral Quartet with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Spektral Quartet: Clara Lyon, Maeve Feinberg, Doyle Armbrust, & Russell Rolen
Spektral Quartet would like to extend special thanks to Jerry Adelmann, Openlands, and Seman Violins.
3:38 - I. soundwalk/ processional
16:02 - II. on the plains
28:27 - III. in the air
34:11 - IV. within the grove
39:00 - V. the secret language of flying creatures
45:07 - Coda: soaring through an activated expanse
This program is generously underwritten by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
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![Kim Gordon, Sinéad Gleeson & Laurie Anderson on Women in Music [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sqPT8UZ_gWY/mqdefault.jpg "Kim Gordon, Sinéad Gleeson & Laurie Anderson on Women in Music [CC]
Here’s to the women in music who kick in doors, who break genres, who are repeatedly asked: “What’s it like to be a girl in a band?” Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon doesn’t like the question, but her new anthology This Woman’s Work, edited with former music journalist Sinéad Gleeson, gives us multitudes of answers on their own terms. Youre invited to join Gordon, Gleeson, and the subject of the anthologys lead essay, Laurie Anderson, for a riotous time spotlighting womens work in the music industry, which includes claiming their stories (and songs), while simultaneously smashing the patriarchy. This conversation is moderated by Pitchforks Editor in Chief, Puja Patel.
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