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Ear Taxi festival roars onto Chicago’s music scene, bringing six-day blitz of fresh sounds

Oct 6, 2016 – 5:25 pm
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Review: An extraordinary six-day event celebrating the “now” side of classical music, Ear Taxi: Chicago Festival of New Music, opened Oct. 5, turning the spotlight on Chicago as a hotbed of musical creativity. The binge brings together 88 composers and more than 300 musicians and features a mind-blowing 54 world premieres.