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Black chamber music collective that celebrates Black creativity and culture through the music of Black composers.
📍The Land School

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Hi 👋🏾 to all the new folks who are here. Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. We’re D-Composed, a Black chamber music collective of musicians, composers, improvisers, producers, curators, & educators who exclusively amplify the music of Black composers.

Creating each D-Composed experience is @anya.breann on violin, @violinistcaite on violin, @khelseyz on violin, @wilfredfarq on viola, @sethamusic on viola, @tahirahcello on cello, @lindseysharpie on cello, @99theproducer on cello, and founder ED/AD @koricoleman_

If you want to see us and all the things we’re cooking up, you can now find us at @rebuild_foundation and @theastergates latest space-based project, The Land School which is now our official home & HQ.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

All portraits by @sulyiman_

🎶: Dead by @sudanarchives with Caitlin, Anya, Wilfred and Tahirah on strings by @dcomposedchicago

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Introducing D-Composed, our inaugural creative partners at The Land School.

D-Composed is a Chicago-based Black chamber music collective that breaks down preconceived notions of what is considered to be classical music by celebrating creativity through the music of Black composers.

We are honored to provide D-Composed with their first true home, a dedicated space to convene, rehearse, perform, and grow as an ensemble and organization on the South Side. We will soon be announcing @dcomposed’s first season of programs at The Land School, in partnership with artists @angeltheoracle, @jamilawoods, @paulithepsm and @alogginshull.

Tomorrow, registration will go live for the first welcome at The Land School. Turn on post notifications to be the first to know.

📸: @charlesbouril by @dcomposedchicago

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Now that you know who we are, we wanted to share more about what we do by highlighting our programs.  
First, some fun facts about our audience:
 ⭐️Most of our attendees are new to classical and chamber music

⭐️Over 90% of our audience is new to learning about the works of Black composers.  
What are we doing about this?
 With that newness in mind, our programs serve as different gateways to experience the works of Black composers designed with our audience's unique identities, interests, and motivations in mind.
 There's no gatekeeping here! Swipe through to learn more about each of our programs and see which one may be a fit for you!  
For Giving Tuesday today, help us raise $10,000 to support our programming efforts.  
We're more than halfway there, so help us cross that finish line!

Thank you for being partners and collaborators in making this work possible.

Link in bio to make your donation today! #GivingTuesday by @dcomposedchicago

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Good music. Great people. Even better energy. 🎶

Listening Hours at The Land School brought us together to slow down, tune in, and experience music the way it’s meant to be felt, together.

Across two special sessions in A Listening Space, D-Composed ensemble members invited us into the music, ideas, and experiences shaping their artistry.

Anya Brumfield joined her father, Antoine Brumfield, for a listening session centered around *Earth, Heaven, or Hell*, Antoine’s solo project exploring the human experience through musical storytelling.

Khelsey Zarraga and Wilfred Farquharson shared selections connected to their current research and creative practices, opening up conversation around their influences and ongoing work as performing artists.

Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and spent time in community with us at The Land School. 🤎

Until the next listen. We hope you’ll be in the room. 🎶 by @dcomposedchicago

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This Friday, September 18th, from 6-8 PM, join D-Composed ensemble members @khelseyz & @wilfredfarq in A Listening Space at The Land School, as they host listening hours where they will share their creative inspirations & selections inspired by their current research projects.

They’ll be in conversation, sharing concepts from their ongoing work and the music that represents their influences as active performing artists in Chicago and beyond.

Come and learn more about them and reserve your spot by RSVPing via the link in our bio! by @dcomposedchicago

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This Saturday September 12, 2-4 PM: Join D-Composed violinist Anya Brumfield and her father, Antoine, in A Listening Space at The Land School, as they host a special edition of Listening Hours featuring Antoine Brumfield’s solo project, Earth, Heaven, or Hell.
Come hang with us as we listen to the record, and reserve your spot via the link in our bio. by @dcomposedchicago

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This TUESDAY August 25 at the Humboldt Park Boathouse is our 2nd concert for Cuatro Mujeres.

Cuatro Mujeres is a four-part Night Out in the Parks series presented in partnership with the Chicago Park District, exploring the diaspora through Nina Simone’s “Four Women.” While each show is connected to the story at its core, each one brings a distinctly different perspective. We’re so excited to share part two with you!

This Tuesday, it’s all about Saffronia and Ochún featuring music by D-Composed and Frog Belly Society with choreography by Edson Cabrera.

NOTE: Humboldt Park is big and we are at the boathouse - 1301 N Humboldt Dr!! It’s a covered concrete area so feel free to bring chairs, but we’ll also have seating avaliable. Start gathering at 6:00pm. Show will be begin promptly at 6:30pm!✨

All the concerts are FREE and OPEN to the public. The whole family is welcome!

For full details visit ots.fm/NOITP 🖇️ in bio!

🗓️Tuesday, August 25 - Gather at 6:00 PM | Show at 6:30 PM
📍Humboldt Park Boathouse | 1301 N Humboldt Dr, Chicago, IL 60622

Make sure you see the final two performances!

🗓️Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 PM
Sweet Thing featuring Damon Locks and Ben LaMar Gay with choreography by Keyierra Collins
📍South Shore Cultural Center | 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649

🗓️Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 PM
Peaches featuring Angel Bat Dawid and Fred Jackson Jr. with choreography by Ayesha Jaco
📍Austin Town Hall | 5610 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644

🖼️ @oguguam
📸 @lawrenceagyei

#InTheParks, #NightOutintheParks #MyChiParks #ChicagoParks #musicmoveschi by @dcomposedchicago

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Gratitude to Rima Suqi (@rimasuqi) and Condé Nast Traveler (@cntraveler) for celebrating The Land School as a site that helps to call us home, to return, and to find enduring wonder.

Through deep and layered partnerships with our inaugural creative-partners-in-residence at The Land School, we are honored to offer space for the multidimensional, experimental and ever-evolving yet steadfastly rooted practices of D-Composed (@dcomposedchicago), Duane Powell (@soundrotation), Homecourt Collective (@homecourtcollective) and International Anthem Recording Company (@intlanthem).

Thank you for helping us care for these formerly dispossessed and disused spaces through your thoughtful presence, care, partnership and generosity.

Many thanks to Michael Piazza (@michaelpiazza) for beautifully capturing our work and the city we are proud to call home.

Come see us Thursday through Saturday, 12-8 PM, for Listening Hours, and check our website for special off hours programs. by @dcomposedchicago

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TOMORROW! Saturday, July 11, from 4 to 5 PM, join us as we welcome acclaimed bassoonist, composer, and performance artist Joy Guidry for a special edition of Listening Hours. Experience selections from her record “Amen,” alongside interstitial conversation between her and D-Composed’s own, Kori Coleman, exploring Joy’s expansive practice of spiritual storytelling through composition and improvisation.

Homecourt Collective will generously serve a curated, complimentary menu throughout the evening. Please be prepared to present your ticket and ID at check-in.

Reserve your spot via the link in our bio. We look forward to welcoming you. by @dcomposedchicago

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Celebrating freedom through rest 😴

This past Juneteenth, we gathered at The Land School ( @rebuild_foundation ) for our 3rd Annual Freedom Lullabies with Tricia Hersey ( @thenapministry )!

This was the first ever Freedom Lullabies event held at The Land School. Getting to co-create a safe space for Black folks to engage in communal rest, imagination, and liberation was deeply healing. ✨

We also enjoyed performing the works of Black composers such as Florence Price, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and our very own Seth Pae, while Tricia read revolutionary texts from Zora Neale Hurston, bell hooks, and Octavia Butler.

We appreciate Tricia and The Nap Ministry for working with us on this immersive experience. We are so grateful to everyone who came out to rest, reflect, and celebrate with us!

Stay up to date on all of our upcoming events via our link in bio. 🔗

🎻 Musicians featured are: Caitlin, Khelsey, Seth, and Tahirah
📸 Photo Credits: @byashleymia by @dcomposedchicago

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As Summer settles in, join us at The Land School for sonic refuge throughout the month of July.

A Listening Space at The Land School is open every Thursday through Saturday, 12 PM - 8 PM, offering space and time to gather, listen deeply, and experience sound as we, together with guest selectors, share records from across our collections.

This month, we’re also pleased to present special listening sessions and programs in collaboration with our creative partners and friends of Rebuild, each offering distinct invitations to embody and witness the power of music and artistic possibility.

Save the dates, reserve your spot using the links in our bio, and join us in July. We look forward to being present together. by @dcomposedchicago

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Here’s a look back at ‘Love Is...’ 🤎

Earlier this month, we worked with the Poetry Foundation ( @poetryfoundation ) and Rebuild Foundation ( @rebuild_foundation ) for ‘Love Is’ — a program that invited 6 local poets to explore their own unique definitions of Love, live at The Land School.

Since love is not a monolith, we wanted to create a space that honored its many forms and artistic expressions. The program featured compositions from Ahmed Al Abaca, Daniel Bernard Roumain, and arrangements by our own Khelsey Zarraga. It was so exciting getting to use the music of Black composers to amplify these words and stories! ✨📖

A huge thank you to the featured poets of ‘Love Is’:
Shawnee Dez ( @shawnee_dez )
Faylita Hicks ( @faylitahicks )
Raych Jackson ( @raychjackson )
Davon Clark ( @daybydavon )
Marvin Tate ( @marvintate1959 )
Shanta Nurullah ( @sitarsis )

We also want to give a special shout-out to the South Side Home Movie Project ( @southsidehomemovies ) for allowing us to use home-movie footage from their archive in the performance!

🎻 Featured Musicians: Caitlin, Khelsey, Wilfred, and Lindsey
📸 Photo Credits: @byashleymia [Slides 1 & 13] and Sarah Joyce / GlitterGuts [Slides 2–12] by @dcomposedchicago

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