Ensemble Dal Niente

Ensemble Dal Niente performs, develops, and sustains new and experimental music for small to large chamber ensemble. We are dedicated to growing relationships with artists, composers, and listeners; advancing distinct and challenging musical voices; and sharing that work with our Chicago, U.S., and international communities.

© Alexander Perrelli, 2022

Hasco Duo

Hasco Duo (Amanda DeBoer, soprano, and Jesse Langen, guitar) is a Chicago-based, multi-faceted duo that performs improvised, original, and commissioned music. With extensive backgrounds in classical, contemporary, experimental, and folk musics, performances by Hasco Duo can take many unpredictable paths.

Fiddle In The Middle

Formed in 2021 , Fiddle In The Middle brings the energy and emotion of traditional Irish Folk music played with passion, heart and irrespressible joy. The band members are based in the Chicagoland area and draw inspiration from deep roots and fresh interpretations of Irish, Celtic, and world music.

The Langen Boys

Brothers Tim and Jesse Langen grew up on Irish fiddle tunes as played for them and handed down from their grandfather, Clarence Langen. Their album, Grampy's Tunes, was released in October 2025.

Ensemble Galilei

The Kilgubbin Brothers

The Kilgubbin Brothers’ name and music celebrate the American-Irish shantytown that clung to a muddy island in the Chicago River in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They play the irrepressible, stubbornly upbeat music that emerged onto that island when the tunes and songs first baptized in the blessed wells of Ireland were dragged through the factory-fouled waters of the Chicago River. Playing with tenacity and unruliness, The Kilgubbin Brothers tap into the dance tunes and songs whose spirit and beauty persisted in their new home: soot-stained, early urban America. The Kilgubbin Brothers feature: Chicago Irish fiddle legend Seán Cleland (Drovers, Bohola); the mighty Jackie Moran (Drovers, Comas) on vocals, bodhrán, and banjo; Boston-born, All-Ireland fiddle Champion Brendan Bulger (Sprigs, Noel Henry Irish Showband); guitar virtuoso Jesse Langen (Hasco Duo, Ensemble Dal Niente); and powerhouse singer Ray Quinn (Tin Lynott, Martyrs’).

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