Evolution Contemporary Music Series

Evolution Contemporary Music Series Baltimore-based concert series dedicated to music by living composers; "has elevated and enriched Baltimore's new music scene enormously." (Baltimore Sun)

The Evolution Contemporary Music Series, founded and directed by composer and Peabody Institute faculty member Judah Adashi, has made Baltimore a destination for outstanding new music and musicians since 2005. Praised by Tim Smith of the Baltimore Sun for having “elevated and enriched Baltimore’s new music scene enormously,” and by the Baltimore City Paper as “superb…not the same-old, same-old,” t

he Evolution Series has presented or premiered works by over 75 composers, performed by acclaimed musicians from Baltimore and beyond. Events regularly include pre-concert conversations with performers, composers, critics and scholars. Featured guests have included Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; composers Caroline Shaw and John Luther Adams; and New Yorker music critic Alex Ross. "To live in Baltimore is to live in a perpetual state of surprise, and the marvelous and venturesome Evolution Series adds smart new music to the mix…for those of us who remember downtown New York in the 1970s, it is reassuring to find something very much like it happening in Baltimore now." – Tim Page, Washington Post

We're very excited for tomorrow evening's Evolution Series x In the Stacks concert, featuring pianist Vicky Chow and bar...
03/14/2024

We're very excited for tomorrow evening's Evolution Series x In the Stacks concert, featuring pianist Vicky Chow and baritone Rahzé Cheatham sharing the words and music of Baltimore-born-and-raised composer Philip Glass!

If you made a reservation: doors open at 6:00pm. Seats for registered attendees will be held until 6:20pm, then released for open seating.

If you weren't able to make a reservation: a standby line will begin at 5:00pm to let additional people into the concert if seats are available. We will do our best to accommodate as many standby patrons as possible!

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ycArt design studio has outdone itself with this beautiful poster for our 3/14 Evolution Series x In the Stacks show! ...
03/13/2024

ycArt design studio has outdone itself with this beautiful poster for our 3/14 Evolution Series x In the Stacks show!

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The extraordinary venue for our Evolution Series x In the Stacks concert this Thursday 3/14, the George Peabody Library!...
03/13/2024

The extraordinary venue for our Evolution Series x In the Stacks concert this Thursday 3/14, the George Peabody Library!

📸: Matthew Petroff

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Rahzé Cheatham will join Vicky Chow on the 3/14 Evolution Series x In the Stacks program, reading passages from Philip ...
03/12/2024

Rahzé Cheatham will join Vicky Chow on the 3/14 Evolution Series x In the Stacks program, reading passages from Philip Glass's memoir, "Words Without Music"!

📸: Audrey Gatewood

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Evolution Series x In the Stacks presents Vicky Chow playing music by Philip Glass on 3/14/24 at 6:30pm in the George Pe...
02/23/2024

Evolution Series x In the Stacks presents Vicky Chow playing music by Philip Glass on 3/14/24 at 6:30pm in the George Peabody Library, with readings by Rahzé Cheatham.

*There are only about 20 free reservations left! If you know you want to attend, make yours ASAP at the link in the comments. If you're not sure, don't worry: you can queue up on the day of the show and there's a good chance you'll still be able to join us.*

Photo of Vicky Chow by Kaitlin Jane Photography.

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On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:30pm at the George Peabody Library (17 E. Mt. Vernon Place), the Evolution Series and I...
02/22/2024

On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:30pm at the George Peabody Library (17 E. Mt. Vernon Place), the Evolution Series and In the Stacks join forces to present pianist Vicky Chow in a performance of music by Baltimore-born-and-raised composer Philip Glass.

Hailed as “one of our era’s most brilliant pianists” (Pitchfork), Chow will perform selections from Glass’s "Piano Etudes," interspersed with readings from the composer’s memoir, "Words Without Music," performed by Rahzé Cheatham.

The concert will feature photographs of Baltimore and beyond in conversation with the music, as well as a one-night-only display featuring treasures from the Sheridan Libraries archives. Come enjoy an evening of music, photography, and literature in one of the most beautiful libraries in the world!

Free registration at the link in our bio.

image: Philip Glass by Luis Alvarez Roure. 2016. Oil on board. Collection of the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.

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On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:30pm at the George Peabody Library, the Evolution and In the Stacks join forces to pres...
02/22/2024

On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:30pm at the George Peabody Library, the Evolution and In the Stacks join forces to present pianist Vicky Chow in a performance of music by Baltimore-born-and-raised composer Philip Glass.

Hailed as “one of our era’s most brilliant pianists” (Pitchfork), Chow will perform selections from Glass’s "Piano Etudes," interspersed with readings from the composer’s memoir, "Words Without Music," performed by Rahzé Cheatham.

The concert will feature photographs of Baltimore and beyond in conversation with the music, as well as a one-night-only display featuring treasures from the Sheridan Libraries archives. Come enjoy an evening of music, photography, and literature in one of the most beautiful libraries in the world!

https://www.evolutionseries.org/

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Philip Glass by Luis Alvarez Roure. 2016. Oil on board. Collection of the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.

It was a joy to present an evening of Kaija Saariaho's music in 2012, featuring Cristobal Gajardo, Leah Inger, Peter Kib...
06/02/2023

It was a joy to present an evening of Kaija Saariaho's music in 2012, featuring Cristobal Gajardo, Leah Inger, Peter Kibbe, and Ta-Wei Tsai. I've always been drawn in by the beauty and mystery of her work; we listened to and discussed it often in my Music Now class at the Peabody Institute over the years. Sending love to her family, with profound admiration for all that she created and shared with the world. -Judah Adashi

A statement from the family of Kaija Saariaho.

Nina Simone was right here in Baltimore on June 21-22, 1969, as part of the Morgan State Jazz Festival. We hope her spir...
02/21/2023

Nina Simone was right here in Baltimore on June 21-22, 1969, as part of the Morgan State Jazz Festival. We hope her spirit will be back in town as we celebrate and reimagine her music tonight at 8:00pm at An die Musik! Doors open at 7:30pm.

UPDATE: we are *sold out*! Livestream tickets are available in the comments.

Nina @ 90, tomorrow night, Tuesday 2/21 at An die Musik! Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm, tickets in comments.
02/21/2023

Nina @ 90, tomorrow night, Tuesday 2/21 at An die Musik! Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm, tickets in comments.

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