Name: Ravinia on Tour: Bridges Competition
Start: 2025-04-16T19:30:00
Location: National Sawdust

Alexander Hersh

Glenn Zaleski

Claire Bourg

Greg Ward

Dan Chmielinski

Kenneth Salters

Rannveig  Marta Sarc

Robert Switala

National Sawdust

BlackBox Ensemble performs the U.S. premiere of PIPA BOY: Three Scenes from the Post-Diaspora by Baldwin Giang, a multimedia work for ensemble and pipa player exploring global identity and the conditions of belonging and non-belonging. 

Scenes from the Post-Diaspora: BlackBox Ensemble performs Cheung, Mochizuki, and the US Premiere of Baldwin Giang's PIPA BOY

“No harpist thus far has been more capable of combining all of the modern harp traditions — from Salzedo, through Dorothy Ashby, through Alice Coltrane — with such strength, grace and commitment.” - The New York Times

Brandee Younger

“The hyphen-rich vocalist-percussionist-speaker-producer-activist’s vibe isn’t so much “singer-songwriter” as “icon of empowerment.” Her frenetic odes to feminism, fluidity and freedom — carried off with the assistance of an entirely female or nonbinary band — mash together fragments of electro-pop, trap, Afrobeat and R&B, carried off with endless swagger.” – NPR

Madame Gandhi

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the intersection of jazz and chamber music with Ravinia On Tour's Bridges Composition Concert. This captivating fusion of genres promises to spark the joy of jazz aficionados and classical music enthusiasts alike.