New Music

Rebecca Wishnia - October 11, 2016

Unusual instrumental techniques highlight gorgeous soundscapes in a varied program of new music.

Jim Farber - October 4, 2016

A 12-hour event, “Noon to Midnight,” showcases the city’s new music scene.

David Bratman - October 3, 2016

In a marathon program, five performers find distinctly different musical expression in the composer’s piano studies.

Rebecca Wishnia - September 26, 2016

In the guise of a wildly imaginative inventor, Schick works magic with his musical contraptions.

Rebecca Wishnia - September 13, 2016

Sometimes a walk on the wild side leads to new perspectives.

Giacomo Fiore - September 12, 2016

A rousing retrospective ranges from minimalist to expansive, and celebrates both the somber and the spontaneous.

Lou Fancher - August 30, 2016

The expansive festival embraces everything from cassette culture to the hip-hop/noise frontiers of Daveed Diggs’ clipping.

Jeff Kaliss - August 26, 2016

The composer enters his ninth decade with new ideas and fresh energy for creating, teaching, and performing.

Rebecca Wishnia - August 20, 2016

After playing second fiddle to text on Lang’s new piece, cellist Maya Beiser shines on his earlier world to come.

Lisa Hirsch - August 9, 2016

Two commissions honor Marin Alsop, the festivals founder and guiding light.