A spring festival of chamber music, <a href="https://www.awemusicfoundation.org/chicago-2025">At the World&rsquo;s Edge</a> is forging new creative pathways between Aotearoa New Zealand and Chicago USA - from the great lakes of Central Otago to the shores of Lake Michigan.
With three thematically interlinked programs, AWE&rsquo;s inaugural festival celebrates shared creativity and collaboration through much loved masterpieces woven between music less heard or discovered on a journey through three inspiring Chicago venues&ndash;the Field Museum, Guarneri Hall, and Driehaus Museum.
<h3>Field Museum: Gateway</h3>
 AWE Festival Chicago opens in a place of deep spiritual significance for Aotearoa New Zealand&mdash;the marae of the Field Museum&rsquo;s wharenui (Māori meeting house) from Tokomaru Bay, which marks 120 years in the museum&rsquo;s collection this year.
Join us for a powerful cultural exchange through the prism of chamber music, where music from Aotearoa New Zealand, Chicago, and beyond creates a bridge between past and present. Set on sacred ground, this wharenui was built as a gateway for the living to connect with their ancestors, history, and new communities&mdash;a spirit we honor as AWE brings its performance to this special space.
AWE's esteemed performers include AWE Artistic Director and violinist <a href="https://www.benjamin-baker.com/bio">Benjamin Baker</a>, violinist <a href="https://natvln.com/">Natalie Lin Douglas</a>, violist <a href="https://www.metorchestramusicians.org/portfolio/zoe-martin-doike-viola/">Zoe Martin-Doike</a>, cellist <a href="https://www.juliayangcello.com/bio">Julia Yang</a>, pianist <a href="https://www.albertcanosmit.com/">Albert Cano Smit</a>, and the celebrated British horn soloist <a href="https://www.bengoldscheider.com/">Ben Goldscheider</a>.
Program features works by Augusta Read-Thomas (Chicago), Gareth Farr (New Zealand), Georg Philipp Telemann (Germany) and Eleanor Alberga (United Kingdom).
Visit <a href="https://www.awemusicfoundation.org/chicago-2025">AWE Music Foundation</a>&nbsp;for more details.

AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway

Join us for a powerful cultural exchange through the prism of chamber music.

AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway

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Join us for a powerful cultural exchange through the prism of chamber music.