The Fulcrum Point New Music Project’s Upcoming Shows

The Fulcrum Point New Music Project is an organization that has intrigued me since my first day at The Silverman Group. They have done so many unique performances and I wish I had known about them since I first moved to Chicago three years ago. They now have two exciting concerts coming up within a few weeks of each other that I’m sure will be huge hits that everyone should go see! Fulcrum Point New Music Project strives to be a leader in diverse new music in Chicago and has presented multi-media performances, created educational programs, and commissioned innovative works since its start in 1998. Here is what they have coming up next:



The first of the two is a free concert called Hong Kong at the Fulcrum Point Celebrates the Year of the Tiger. This will feature the North American debut of the Windpipe Chinese Ensemble, who is known throughout Hong Kong for performing new and traditional works on authentic, indigenous instruments. This performance will feature two World Premieres created specifically for this event including a piece called “Tiger Sketch” that showcases award-winning Chinese Manga artist, Lee Chi-ching, creating a unique tiger themed painting through a video presentation. Although the concert is free, tickets must be reserved and can be done so here: rsvp@fulcrumpoint.org. The concert will be held at the Thorne Auditorium of Northwestern University, 375 East Chicago Avenue, Thursday, February 25 at 7:30pm.




The second show is called Art Without Boundaries, a unique performance combining improvisational art created by a local Michigan/Dutch design team, Two Designing, famous Dutch musician Wilbert de Joode, and Fulcrum Point live music. Art Without Boundaries will be held at the Space at Evanston, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased online at http://www.evanstonspace.com/buytix.html.