Madison New Music Festival

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Featuring works by some of our greatest contemporary composers (including a spotlight on works created in Wisconsin), this annual event is a classical music lover’s dream. Friday’s concert features “Sounds of the ‘60s and Beyond.” The fest continues Saturday with “Sounds of Reflection” (2 pm, Bethel Lutheran Church); and Sunday’s closing party (7:30 pm, Robinia Courtyard), featuring local multi-instrumentalist B.C. Grimm, plus a collaborative performance by various festival participants of Julius Eastman’s rarely-performed “Stay on It.”

press release: The third annual Madison New Music Festival will take place Friday August 10, Saturday August 11, and Sunday, August 12, 2018. The Madison New Music Festival is an annual weekend-long concert series dedicated to strengthening Madison’s cultural vitality through the celebration of fresh classical music from our lifetimes. Founded by Madison native composer Zachary Green, the festival presents new works by some of the world’s leading living composers, shines a spotlight on new music created in Wisconsin, and shares underplayed music of the 20th and 21st centuries with the Madison community. We invite you to join us for the following three concerts:

CONCERT 1: Sounds of the ‘60s and Beyond - Friday, August 10, 2018, at 7:30PM, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (227 State St)

Hear sounds born out of the '60s counterculture with works exploring minimalism, social and political engagement, and electronic experimentation, as well as the music they inspired for decades to come. There will be a cash bar, as well as opportunities to explore the exhibits.

Who: Caitlin Mead, soprano; Heather Zinninger Yarmel, flute; Kristina Teuschler, clarinet; Jeremy Kienbaum, viola; Alex Norris, violin, and Zou Zou Robidoux, cello; and Conduit (Zach Manzi, clarinet and Evan Sadler, percussion).

Program: Music by Melissa Dunphy, Angelica Negron, Evan Williams, Steve Reich, Gilda Lyons, Anna Meadors, Kyle T. Strauss, David Lang, and Andy Akiho

CONCERT 2: Sounds of Reflection - Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 2 PM, Bethel Lutheran Church (312 Wisconsin Ave)

The festival continues with an afternoon program invoking spirituality, morality, and reflection. Organ interludes will be interspersed throughout the program of vocal and instrumental music.

Who: Greg Zelek, organ; Jeremy Kienbaum, viola; Satoko Hayami, piano; Tyler Pimm; organ; KrIstina Teuschler, clarinet; Alex Norris, violin; Micah Cheng, cello; Caitlin Mead, soprano; and Scott Gendel, piano.

Program: Music by Toru Takemitsu, Trevor Weston, Morton Feldman, Daniel Ficarri, John Weaver, Tyler Pimm, Tania Leon, John Musto, and Scott Gendel

CONCERT 3: Festival Closing Party 2018 - Sunday, August 12, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Robinia Courtyard (829 E. Washington Ave)

Kick back a drink as local musician BC Grimm plays his original works for instruments from cello to Chinese Guqin zither, followed by a set of music for solo strings. Then, the musicians from all three concerts come together for a performance of Julius Eastman’s 1973 piece “Stay On It.”

Who: BC Grimm, Jeremy Keinbaum, Aaron Yarmel, and All Festival Performers!

Program: BC Grimm, Philip Glass, Ursula Mamlok, Aaron Yarmel, and Julius Eastman

All concerts $15 general admission/$5 student. Subscribe to all three concerts for just $35.

For more information, please visit our website http://madisonnewmusic.org or find us on Facebook (@Madison New Music Festival) or Instagram (@madisonnewmusic).