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| | WordSong Chicago: A Guide to the Moon by Avery Zieper
Saturday, April 18, 2026 - 7:30pm
Fine Arts Building, Curtiss Hall, 10th Floor (Loop, Chicago)
Sunday, April 26, 2026 - 5pm
A Hyde Park Home (Hyde Park, Chicago)
Tickets
- $40 General Admission
- $25 Industry / Student
WordSong Chicago explores how one poem can be interpreted in multiple ways by readers, composers, and performers. Four musical settings of Chicago author Avery Zieper's poem "A Guide to the Moon" will be premiered, including piano/vocal settings by John Bitoy, Kyong Mee Choi, Robbie Ellis, and 2025 songSLAM Chicago commission prize winner Joshua Fath. Each of the four premiere works will be performed by members of Fourth Coast Ensemble alongside pianist and moderator Mark Bilyeu. Attendees will receive an interactive guide to write down thoughts, reactions, and insights, and will be encouraged to engage in conversation with the composers and poet in attendance. | Buy Tickets |
| | 7th Annual Chicago songSLAM
Thursday, May 7, 2025 at 7pm
KOVAL Distillery Tasting Room (North Center, Chicago)
Hosted by composer Stacy Garrop
Tickets
- $25 - Student/Industry Includes One Drink Ticket
- $45 - General Admission Includes Two Drink Tickets
Fourth Coast Ensemble is pleased to present the seventh annual Chicago songSlam. Fashioned after poetry slams and story telling events, teams will present a new art song of 5 minutes or less for the voting audience, who will award $2,000 in prize money to the top three teams. Additionally, Fourth Coast Ensemble will award a $1,000 commission prize to one composer for a new work to be premiered in 2027.
The competition is emcee'd by Chicago composer Stacy Garrop at the beautiful KOVAL Distillery Tasting Room in Chicago's Ravenswood corridor. Fourth Coast Ensemble will perform several of Ms. Garrop’s works to close the night as votes are tabulated. | Buy Tickets |
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