Sergio Mims: ChicagoReader.com: The world catches up to iconoclastic composer Julius Eastman [Concert 2 PM Sunday, Feb. 25, Preston Bradley Hall]

                       

Julius Eastman in 1974, during a rehearsal of the S.E.M. Ensemble at SUNY Buffalo  (Chris Rusiniak)

Sergio A. Mims writes:

This Sunday in Chicago there will be a special concert devoted to works by the composer Julius Eastman whose  musical compositions and legacy have recently found a new resurgence.

The concert will take place at 2 PM, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington in downtown Chicago and is free for all-ages

This week the Chicago Reader had an extensive article about Eastman, his life and work and the concert:

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/julius-eastman-frequency-festival-gay-guerrilla-composer-minimalist/Content?oid=41540539#fromMobile