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Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Short | 27 min | Documentary, Short

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Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)

Short | 27 min | Documentary, Short

Dedicated exclusively to the performance of contemporary classical music, Contempo is one of the oldest and most successful professional new music groups. This film is a feature-length cinematic account of Contempo at its transitional time...See moreDedicated exclusively to the performance of contemporary classical music, Contempo is one of the oldest and most successful professional new music groups. This film is a feature-length cinematic account of Contempo at its transitional time of its 50th-year history, in late 2014 to 2015. Through interviews of the past and present participants, concerts and archives, the film explores Contempo's history and future in the context of the history and future of the arts in Chicago. See less

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Yao Chen Self - PHD University of Chicago 2012 Self - PHD University of Chicago 2012 See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Patricia Barber Self - Jazz Pianist / Vocalist / Composer / Bandleader Self - Jazz Pianist / Vocalist / Composer / Bandleader See fewer	The Choice (I) (2010)
Lawrence Zbikowski Self - Professor of Music and Deputy Provost for the Arts Self - Professor of Music and Deputy Provost for the Arts See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Augusta Read Thomas Self - Professor of Music Self - Professor of Music See fewer	All-Star Orchestra (2013)
Shulamit Ran Self - Artistic Director of Contempo and Professor of Music Self - Artistic Director of Contempo and Professor of Music See fewer	Mouthpiece (2020)
Elsa Charlston Self - Soprano, Widow of Ralph Shapey Self - Soprano, Widow of Ralph Shapey See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Andrew McManus Self - Graduate Student in Composition Self - Graduate Student in Composition See fewer	The Zen Sessions
Marta Ptaszynska Self - Professor of Music Self - Professor of Music See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Tomàs I. Gueglio-Saccone Self - Graduate Student in Composition (as Tomás Gueglio-Saccone) Self - Graduate Student in Composition (as Tomás Gueglio-Saccone) See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Jae-Goo Lee Self - Graduate Student in Composition Self - Graduate Student in Composition See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Alican Çamci Self - Graduate Student in Composition Self - Graduate Student in Composition See fewer	Neandria (2023)
Igor Santos Self - Graduate Student in Composition Self - Graduate Student in Composition See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Ari Hoenig Trio Themselves - Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) Themselves - Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Martha Feldman Self - Professor of Music Self - Professor of Music See fewer	Patricia Barber: Post-Modern Diva (2018)
Marcelle Pierson Self - Graduate Student in Music Theory and Composition Self - Graduate Student in Music Theory and Composition See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Pacifica Quartet Themselves - Ensemble-in-Residence, Contempo / Don Michael Randel Mellon Ensemble-in-Residence of the University of Chicago Themselves - Ensemble-in-Residence, Contempo / Don Michael Randel Mellon Ensemble-in-Residence of the University of Chicago See fewer	The Collector (IV) (2013)
Simin Ganatra Self - First Violin, Pacifica Quartet Self - First Violin, Pacifica Quartet See fewer	The Collector (IV) (2013)
Sibbi Bernhardsson Self - Second Violin, Pacifica Quartet (as Sibbi Bernhardson) Self - Second Violin, Pacifica Quartet (as Sibbi Bernhardson) See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Masumi Per Rostad Self - Viola, Pacifica Quartet (as Masumi per Rostad) Self - Viola, Pacifica Quartet (as Masumi per Rostad) See fewer	The Collector (IV) (2013)
Brandon Vamos Self - Cello, Pacifica Quartet Self - Cello, Pacifica Quartet See fewer	The Collector (IV) (2013)
Eighth Blackbird Themselves - New Music Sextet, Ensemble-in-Residence, Contempo / New Music Sextet, Ensemble-in-Residence, University of Chicago (as eighth blackbird) Themselves - New Music Sextet, Ensemble-in-Residence, Contempo / New Music Sextet, Ensemble-in-Residence, University of Chicago (as eighth blackbird) See fewer	The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
Lisa Kaplan Self - Piano, eighth blackbird Self - Piano, eighth blackbird See fewer	The Two Popes (2019)
Matt Albert Self - Violin and Viola, eighth blackbird Self - Violin and Viola, eighth blackbird See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Nicholas Photinos Self - Cello, eighth blackbird Self - Cello, eighth blackbird See fewer	The Two Popes (2019)
Tim Munro Self - Flutes, eighth blackbird Self - Flutes, eighth blackbird See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Michael J. Maccaferri Self - Clarinets, eighth blackbird Self - Clarinets, eighth blackbird See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
Doug Perkins Self - Percussion, eighth blackbird Self - Percussion, eighth blackbird See fewer	Christopher Columbus Saves the World (2015)
Cliff Colnot Self - Conductor, Contempo Self - Conductor, Contempo See fewer	Thinking Big (1987)
Gilad Hekselman Self - Guitar, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) Self - Guitar, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) See fewer	Your Call (2016)
Ari Hoenig Self - Drums, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) Self - Drums, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) See fewer	Prince of Broadway (2008)
Patrick Mulcahy Self - Bass, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) Self - Bass, Ari Hoenig Trio (as Patricia Barber and the Ari Hoenig Trio) See fewer	Inside New Music: The University of Chicago's Contempo Celebrates Fifty Years (2015)
University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players Themselves (as Contempo) Themselves (as Contempo) See fewer	The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
Ralph Shapey Self (credit only) Self (credit only) See fewer

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