Dedicated to connecting audiences to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, Chicago-based harpist Ben Melsky is Executive Director and of the internationally-acclaimed Ensemble Dal Niente.
A collaborative musician, he encourages the creation of new work to break established notions of the harp’s capabilities, activating new techniques, sounds, and performance practices.
Ensemble Dal Niente
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Out on New Focus Records. Works by Igor Santos, Carola Bauckholt, George Lewis
“All three composers are clearly fortunate to have musicians so committed as collaborators; no ensemble could conceivably have executed these works more painstakingly and with more integrity than Ensemble Dal Niente.” - Textura Magazine
Anthony Cheung
Music for Film, Sculpture, and Captions
Out October 2022 on Kairos Records. Works by Anthony Cheung featuring Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble Modern, and Ensemble MusikFabrik