{"id":4709,"date":"2025-10-31T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:53:48","slug":"the-end-of-the-ear-taxi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/the-end-of-the-ear-taxi-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of the Ear Taxi Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two-and-a-half years of work, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eartaxifestival.com\/\">Ear Taxi Festival<\/a> has concluded. It was an honor to be invited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newmusicchicago\/\">New Music Chicago<\/a> Board of Directors to serve as Executive Director and I hope that my work on the festival was beneficial to Chicago\u2019s music community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a massive undertaking that brought over 750 musicians to audiences across Chicago for 75 world premieres, 28 commissions, and 60+ hours of programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A festival of this magnitude would not have been possible without the brave and dedicated work of the team:<br>LaRob K. Rafael, Amy Wurtz, Justin Peters, Zoe Markle, Malcolm Bamba, Renata Rangel, Zo\u00eb Denson, Ben Zucker and the NMC Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ETF_2025-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4714 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ETF_2025-09.jpg\" alt=\"The historic Ear Taxi Festival has come to a close.\" class=\"wp-image-4712 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So many Illinois composers and performers showcased their talents and hearts for the community. It was such an honor to watch you all bring music to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A festival celebrating new music is a rarity and producing one in our current cultural atmosphere is a complex and bold endeavor. Music &#8211; especially live music &#8211; is a unique, imperfect, and evocative experience. Keep going to things, keep supporting artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to everyone who came out, donated, bought tickets, told their friends, reshared posts, performed, created, rehearsed, shared your music, and made this a historic festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Festival&#8217;s Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Festival achieved ticket registrations of ~2,000 audience members across all events.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Ear Taxi Festival 2025 included a total of 56 events.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concerts (48)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional Development (8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>751 Artists involved\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>524 Performers\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>219 Composers\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>114 Illinois-based composers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75 World-premiere performances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 Midwest-premiere performances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>57 Events\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>23 Accent Concerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17 Taxi Concerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Composer Showcases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Anchor Performances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 Professional Development Events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arts Management Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that the festival has concluded. I will no longer be the Executive Director, leaving the organization back in the hands of New Music Chicago. I look forward to seeing how this festival continues to grow and leave a mark on Chicago&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two-and-a-half years of work, the Ear Taxi Festival has concluded. It was an honor to be invited by the New Music Chicago Board of Directors to serve as Executive Director and I hope that my work on the festival was beneficial to Chicago\u2019s music community. 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