The Blackbird Creative Lab
Is Back

The Lab offers an immersive experience and ongoing community of practice for contemporary classical musicians with expansive artistic vision who are seeking collaboration, mentorship, and a viable life as an artist.

Apply by January 7th, 2024

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Moving Music Forward

The Sextet

Eighth Blackbird moves music forward through innovative performance, advocacy for music by living composers, and its legacy of guiding an emerging generation of musicians.

Blackbird Productions

Performances, collaborations, productions, and curations.

Chicago Artists Workshop

Showcasing the stellar talent of artists working in a wide range of genres and disciplines.

Blackbird IV

IV

A man and a woman

Are one.

A man and a woman and a blackbird

Are one.