BIG EARS FESTIVAL

Breaking Boundaries: Claire Chase & Tyshawn Sorey w/ Nate Chinen

A MacArthur Fellows Conversation

Sat   Mar   29   2025 - 11:30 AM Old City PAC

Two visionary artists and MacArthur “Genius” Fellows, Claire Chase and Tyshawn Sorey, come together at Big Ears for a rare meeting and conversation. A trailblazing flutist and a masterful composer-percussionist, Chase and Sorey have each redefined the possibilities of their instruments and expanded the frontiers of contemporary music. During this insightful discussion led by Nate Chinen, they’ll explore their creative processes as well as the intersections and evolving landscapes of composition and improvisation.

BIG EARS
03.27_03.30.25
Knoxville, TN · USA

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