New Music Gathering
New Music Gathering (NMG) is a yearly American conference/festival hybrid devoted to the performance, development, and promotion of new and contemporary classical music.
The festival, established in 2015 and conducted in a different city each year, includes performances, lectures/recitals, discussion groups, presentations, and coordinated social interaction, including artist meet-ups and live-action role-playing games.[1][2][3][4][5]
Festivals
[edit]| Year | Location | Keynote speaker | Headline performers | Theme[6][7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Claire Chase | Claire Chase, Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, Sarah Cahill, The Living Earth Show | "Artist Led Ensembles" |
| 2016 | Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University | Marin Alsop | Sō Percussion, Kathleen Supové, Lunar Ensemble, Sonar New Music Ensemble | "Communities" |
| 2017 | Bowling Green State University | Steven Schick | Steven Schick, International Contemporary Ensemble, Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble | "Support" |
| 2018 | Boston Conservatory at Berklee | Helga Davis | JACK Quartet, Pamela Z, Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble | "Accessibility" |
| 2020 | Portland State University, Third Angle New Music, Fear No Music (fully online event)[8][9] | Nathalie Joachim | Seth Parker Woods, Third Coast Percussion, Flutronix | "Local Action" |
| 2021 | Landmark Center (St. Paul) | Garrett McQueen | Queen Drea |
References
[edit]- ^ Deemer, Rob (January 22, 2015). "Meeting of New Music Minds at SF Gathering". NewMusicBox. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (January 12, 2016). "A Meeting of the New Music Minds". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 6th Annual New Music Gathering: Full Schedule, Keynote Speaker, Headliners". icareifyoulisten.com. American Composers Forum. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ David Dupont (May 12, 2017). "New Music Gathering". BG Independent News. Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Bret McCabe (Winter 2015). "New Music Gathering comes to Peabody in January". Johns Hopkins Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Past festivals", newmusicgathering.org
- ^ "2021 schedule", newmusicgathering.org
- ^ Rozanoff, Seth (Winter 2019). "New Music Gathering 2020 (review)". Computer Music Journal. 43 (4): 84–85.
- ^ Frank J. Oteri (June 15, 2020). "NewMusicBox LIVE: New Music Gathering". NewMusicBox. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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