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For the first time in over five years, Rob Mazurek’s long-running Exploding Star Orchestra returns home to Chicago for an immersive performance at the Adler Planetarium. Experimental Sound Studio and International Anthem—two Chicago leaders in exploratory music—join forces to bring nine performers from across the U.S. to for one night only amidst Mazurek’s abstract video work, presented in epic proportions across the sky dome.
The line-up includes:
Rob Mazurek (director, trumpets, bells, electronics)
Damon Locks (voice, samplers)
Nicole Mitchell (flutes, voice)
Tomeka Reid (cello)
Angelica Sanchez (electric piano, synth)
Craig Taborn (electric piano, synth)
Ingebrigt Haker Flatten (bass)
Chad Taylor (drums)
Gerald Cleaver (drums)
“For the most part, the world we live in isn’t the world we’re living in. It’s a world that’s very much imposed on us, and I’m bursting out of the galaxial ceiling of what we think we know, and what we think is right or wrong.”
-Rob Mazurek, New York Times
Exploding Star Orchestra
Presented by Experimental Sound Studio & International Anthem
Friday, March 24, 2023
Doors 8:30, Show 9pm
Adler Planetarium, Grainger Sky Theater
1300 S Dusable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
Paid parking available on-site.
The Adler Planetarium is ADA accessible. Please visit their site for full accessibility information. Masks are welcome but not required. Feel free to contact info@ess.org for more information or with questions.
The visuals do contain rapid flashes of light, which may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
About Rob Mazurek:
Rob Mazurek has made an indelible impact on creative music over the past thirty years since emerging from the musical nexus of the 1990s Chicago scene. He has written more than 400 compositions, is featured on more than seventy recordings from various labels, and has led or co-led many ensembles including Exploding Star Orchestra (his flagship large ensemble), Chicago Underground, Isotope 217, and more.
About International Anthem:
International Anthem is a Chicago-born recording company that produces and promotes progressive media. The mission of International Anthem is to make positive contributions to the changing state of the music industry, and to vitalize the demand for boundary-defying music by presenting unique sounds in appealing packages to untapped audiences.
