Ensemble Dal Niente

time! We thought we'd take a moment to look back through May and June and share a few favorite memories from PARTY 2026 and our concerts at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen. 📸 Party pictures (1-16) by Mike McKenzie (Mike McKenzie), Taliesin pictures (17-20) by Elizabeth Maske (Elizabeth Maske).

Party photos from Hairpin_Arts_Center: (1) Professor Bad Trip is in the house; (2) Musicians and listeners catch up before the show; (3) Magic show!; (4) Winston Choi shows off his keyboard skills; (5) Board and staff manning our merch table; (6) Mabel Kwan and co. premiering Santiago Diez-Fischer's new piece; (7-10) Audience and musicians enjoy the sights and sounds of PARTY; (11) Greg Beyer, ready for his next entrance; (12) Niente family and friends; (13) New music power couple Pianist Winston Choi and violinist Minghwan Xu Choi (looking mighty cute, we must say!); (14) Harpist and executive director Ben Melsky; (15) Chris Wild, Ammie Brod, and Jesse Langen mid-performance; (16) The end of the night.

Taliesen photos from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin: (17) Clarinetist alejandro t. acierto en route to his set; (18) Flutist Emma Hospelhorn and violinist Caitlin Edwards before the show (😍); (19) Alejandro looking pleased with his surroundings; Nientes performing for an appreciative audience at the end of our Taliesin Promenade concert.

Congrats to all of the recipients!

Enter the world of sound, space, and structure with Ensemble Dal Niente !

May 30: Promenade at Taliesin. Move through Wright’s home as live improvisations respond in real time to architecture, acoustics, and atmosphere.

May 31: Hillside Theater. A focused concert of contemporary works, followed by conversation on how music and design shape one another.

Two Distinct experiences. One continuum of listening.

Find tickets today at: taliesinpreservation.org/events