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Local composer Eddie Breitweiser premieres his latest work on Friday at the McLean County Museum of History — a soundscape called "Six Words," devised from community members’ written responses to the pandemic, and which is part of a statewide initiative called "Viral Silence: Community Portraits in Response to COVID-19."

Pt.fwd kicks off a new concert season on Feb. 26 with Chicago musicians Macie Stewart and Lia Kohl at the McLean Country Museum of History. Pt.fwd and the museum began their partnership in 2019, but the pandemic has held back their ability to host live, in-person concerts — until now.

After the atrocities against people of color in 2020, Chicago-based experimental sound artist Allen Moore wanted to find a way to mark the moment.“I think…