Fresh off their first touring performances in Washington, D.C. and New York City, the Grossman Ensemble returns to its home at the UChicago Center for Contemporary Composition to open the 26/27 season with “Poetic Inspirations,” a chamber music potpourri of commissioned works for small ensembles drawing inspiration from the evocative imagery of the written word, visual art, the natural world, and more. Composers Alexandre Lunsqui, Ana Lara, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Leah Reid, Juri Seo, Pierce Gradone, and Zoë Martlew all receive world premieres.