Eighth Blackbird Tickets
Eighth Blackbird Concert Tickets
Enjoy some of the best in contemporary classical music with Eighth Blackbird tickets. Eighth Blackbird is a six-piece classical music ensemble from Chicago. They play arrangements involving percussion, violin, cello, piano, clarinet and flute. The members are Lisa Kaplan, Zachary Good, Matthew Duvall, Maiani da Silva, Ashley Bathgate and Lina Andonovska. The group takes its name from a reference to a poem by Wallace Stevens.
Eighth Blackbird was founded at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music after the members met while performing in the school’s Contemporary Music Ensemble. In 1996, they won the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, then won the Concert Artists Guild Competition two years later. The successes landed the group their first management contract.
Through the early 2010s, Eighth Blackbird served as artist in residence at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, then in 2015 became artist in residence at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. To date, the ensemble has won four Grammy Awards and has been hailed by critics as one of the pioneering groups in contemporary classical. If you’re a fan of classical music, you won’t want to miss the next concert by this world-class group. Buy Eighth Blackbird tickets today for your seat in front of the stage.
How much are Eighth Blackbird tickets?
Eighth Blackbird ticket prices start around $62 per ticket. Some of the more popular symphonies and philharmonics can range significantly higher with tickets in the $150-$250 range. If you’re looking to have a great night out without breaking the bank, you should look at seats in the balcony or upper grand tier.
Eighth Blackbird Concert Schedule
You can typically catch Eighth Blackbird at iconic venues like Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in NY and Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. TicketSmarter makes seeing Eighth Blackbird even better with our easy-to-navigate concert schedule, which shows every upcoming Eighth Blackbird tour date and location. Eighth Blackbird concert tickets make a great gift for family members of all ages.
Songs from the Eighth Blackbird Tour Setlist
Eighth Blackbird's setlist while performing in Cincinnati , OH at “National Underground Railroad Freedom Center” included the following songs:
- Learn to Fly
- Coming Together
- Down in the Willow Garden
- Murder Ballades
- Beast for Thee
- When Thy Song
- New Partner
- One With the Birds
- Stay On It
- Encore
- Banks of Red Roses
Source: Setlist.fm
