ABOUT
Vanishing Point Ensemble is a contemporary classical chamber collective, founded in 2025 and based in Chicago, Illinois. We aspire to amplify the voices of composers from the modern era, broaden access to musical experiences, and energize the role of chamber music in today's world.
The vanishing point in a picture is where all lines converge, providing perspective beyond the frame.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
REBECCA MILLER
Viola
Rebecca Miller is a violist with extensive experience across a variety of genres, both onstage and in the pit. She performs with a number of orchestras throughout the greater Midwest, including Northwest Indiana Symphony, Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, Camerata Chicago, Elgin Symphony, and Chicago Sinfonietta. Rebecca has been a top prizewinner at Glenn Gould School Chamber Music Competition with the Highwood Quartet. An enthusiastic advocate for contemporary music, she was part of a 2024 performance of Steven Takasugi’s Sideshow, and has premiered works by many young composers, most recently alongside cellist Anssi Kartunnen, violist Steven Dann, and composer Magnus Lindberg as part of Creative Dialogue France. She has taken part in Chicago’s NUNC Festival, Toronto’s 21C Festival, and enjoyed multiple seasons with the NEXT Festival of Emerging Artists. Rebecca holds degrees from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, the Glenn Gould School, and the Boston Conservatory.
J HOLZEN
Cello
Cellist and educator J Holzen is in constant pursuit of musical collaborations of all kinds, including contemporary chamber music, pop and jazz shows, and working with students to achieve their artistic goals. Their enthusiasm and sincerity as an artist and performer encourages audience members and students alike to join J on their artistic journey or begin their own. J is a current Fellow with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and a member of Orchestra Iowa and the Sioux City Symphony. Engagements as an educator include serving as a Teaching Associate in Music at Lake Forest College, teaching early childhood music classes through outreach teaching programs in the Chicago Public Schools, and maintaining a private cello studio. J grew up in a musical family in St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a Master of Music in Cello Performance from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Oberlin Conservatory. Their primary teachers include Brant Taylor, Darrett Adkins, and Ken Kulosa.
CONCERTS
Thursday, October 30, 6:00pm // Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
(2025 Ear Taxi Festival Accent Concert)
Admission: Free
Works for string trio by Hailstork, Saariaho, and Norman
Monday, November 3, 8:00pm // The CheckOut
4116 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613
Works for string trio by Hailstork, Saariaho, and Norman
Tuesday, November 18, 7:30pm // Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Admission: Free
Collaborative performance with Transcendent Souls, feat. Norman's 'Companion Guide to Rome'
CONTACT
Email //
info @ vanishingpointensemble.com