Hearing in Color

Earlier this month, Hearing and Color and La Caccina sat down with our 2025-26 Young Composer-in-Residence Abisola Toukourou at our annual Composer’s Forum! It was an afternoon of conversation and community where we heard from Abi about her compositional process, her inspirations, and her ambitions for the future. Thank you to everyone who came out to learn about and celebrate Abi’s residency with us!

Do you know any composers who would be a good fit for the Young Composer Residency? Applications for 2026-27 are now open, and materials are due May 3rd! Visit the link in our bio, and send this opportunity along to a young composer in your circle today!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Hearing in Color Young Composer Residency are now open!

This residency offers high school to college-aged composers the opportunity to workshop and premiere new choral works while receiving mentorship, community support, and professional development. Hearing in Color and La Caccina maintain our commitment to dismantling inequitable systems of power in musical spaces. Composers who don’t see themselves, their stories, or their communities reflected in the classical canon will be prioritized.

Do you know any young composers who would be a good fit for this opportunity? Visit the link in our bio for details, and send it to a young composer in your circle today!

Calling all composers and new music lovers! This Saturday, join us for the Hearing in Color Composer’s Forum, an afternoon featuring our 2026-2027 Young Composer-in-Residence Abisola Toukourou and her work. This program will feature La Caccina with a live performance of Abi’s “Ave Generosa” as well as an interview with our composer and light refreshments! 

RSVP at the link in our bio!

Hearing in Color Composer’s Forum
Saturday, April 11 at 3:00pm
Doors open at 2:30pm
The CheckOut (4116 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613)

Kori Coleman is an arts executive, creative strategist, and entrepreneur who has built a career by leveraging the power of creativity and storytelling. She is also the Founder & Executive/Artistic Director of D-Composed, Chicago’s #1 all-Black chamber music collective and frequent collaborating organization with Hearing in Color. Swipe for her reflection on our work together!

Support our continued collaborations with like-minded organizations like D-Composed by donating to our campaign—your gift will be matched 1:1 until the end of 2025! Donate today at the link in our bio.

📸: Seed Lynn